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During the empire building building era, it seems like the Dutch and Portuguese were off to a fast start but floundered. What kept them from leaving a larger impact like the British and Spanish?

320 upvotes • oppleTANK

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Before photo ID's how did people prove their identity? How would you get a check cashed?

320 upvotes • anthonymyers3000

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I am the lord of Castle 1, wanting to talk with lord of Castle 2, 800km between us. How do we communicate?

320 upvotes • Gatlon

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How did vikings eat while they were on ships?

320 upvotes • SamuraiRake

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The tradition of "throat-singing" occurs in both Tuva and Western Mongolia. Where was the technique originally developed, and how closely have the development of techniques in both places been connected? Tell me about the history of throat-singing.

320 upvotes • Tarentel14

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During WWII, what did the Japanese public know about the accumulating losses in the Pacific Theater?

320 upvotes • GreenStrong

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Suppose I'm a 20 year old upper class roman pagan in 313. How long will it be before my beliefs start making it difficult for me to get along politically?

320 upvotes • grapp

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I don't understand how European tribes during Caesar's time could be so large yet not leave written records or any substantial structures

320 upvotes • mtbspacelord

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Alexandre Dumas's father was born a slave, yet father and son both travelled in aristocratic circles and rose to fame and great esteem. Would these opportunities be afforded to any acknowledged child of similar background of this time, or were they special cases?

320 upvotes • td4999

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Hi history, with the typical terrible weather (In England) it got me wondering how weather proof were medieval peasants houses?

320 upvotes • liam33d

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During the empire building building era, it seems like the Dutch and Portuguese were off to a fast start but floundered. What kept them from leaving a larger impact like the British and Spanish?	320	oppleTANK
Before photo ID's how did people prove their identity? How would you get a check cashed?	320	anthonymyers3000
I am the lord of Castle 1, wanting to talk with lord of Castle 2, 800km between us. How do we communicate?	320	Gatlon
How did vikings eat while they were on ships?	320	SamuraiRake
The tradition of "throat-singing" occurs in both Tuva and Western Mongolia. Where was the technique originally developed, and how closely have the development of techniques in both places been connected? Tell me about the history of throat-singing.	320	Tarentel14
During WWII, what did the Japanese public know about the accumulating losses in the Pacific Theater?	320	GreenStrong
Suppose I'm a 20 year old upper class roman pagan in 313. How long will it be before my beliefs start making it difficult for me to get along politically?	320	grapp
I don't understand how European tribes during Caesar's time could be so large yet not leave written records or any substantial structures	320	mtbspacelord
Alexandre Dumas's father was born a slave, yet father and son both travelled in aristocratic circles and rose to fame and great esteem. Would these opportunities be afforded to any acknowledged child of similar background of this time, or were they special cases?	320	td4999
Hi history, with the typical terrible weather (In England) it got me wondering how weather proof were medieval peasants houses?	320	liam33d