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What are some major areas of current historical research? Major unanswered questions people are trying to solve right now?

249 upvotes • alfrednachos

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The Phalanx was a popular ancient military formation used chiefly by the Greeks, but how did it originate? When was the first mentioning of its usage? Also, the phalanx requires discipline, training, and even ground to be effective, so why would the Greeks, who lived in a rocky area, adopt it?

249 upvotes • CannaeWasCSided

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Why did Christianity grow in South Korea after WWII to the point that now a third of the country is Christian, while Japan hasn't risen above 3% Christian--considering that both countries had to rebuild themselves from scratch after the war(s) and came under heavy American influence?

249 upvotes • nehala

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Why was there so much discrimination against the Irish?

249 upvotes • Fatheroftwosons

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Would a peasant farmer in the Middle Ages ever see themselves in a mirror to know what they looked like?

249 upvotes • FreddiePrinzeJr4Life

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Why is Sardinia's flag the heads of four black people?

249 upvotes • watercolor_ghost

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What role did women play in the golden age of Islam?

249 upvotes • td4999

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How do kings get recorded in folklore as good kings? And are there any examples of kings (or other leaders) whose folk memory as good kings are in contrast with historians' opinions?

249 upvotes • Seswatha

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Islam rose at a time when Byzantium and Persia were at their weakest. Was this mere coincidence or were the destructive wars of Byzantine and Persia indirectly helping in the Rise of Islam or the unity of the Arabs?

249 upvotes • conbutt

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At what point did German Generals know they had lost WW2?

249 upvotes • zwifter11

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What are some major areas of current historical research? Major unanswered questions people are trying to solve right now?	249	alfrednachos
The Phalanx was a popular ancient military formation used chiefly by the Greeks, but how did it originate? When was the first mentioning of its usage? Also, the phalanx requires discipline, training, and even ground to be effective, so why would the Greeks, who lived in a rocky area, adopt it?	249	CannaeWasCSided
Why did Christianity grow in South Korea after WWII to the point that now a third of the country is Christian, while Japan hasn't risen above 3% Christian--considering that both countries had to rebuild themselves from scratch after the war(s) and came under heavy American influence?	249	nehala
Why was there so much discrimination against the Irish?	249	Fatheroftwosons
Would a peasant farmer in the Middle Ages ever see themselves in a mirror to know what they looked like?	249	FreddiePrinzeJr4Life
Why is Sardinia's flag the heads of four black people?	249	watercolor_ghost
What role did women play in the golden age of Islam?	249	td4999
How do kings get recorded in folklore as good kings? And are there any examples of kings (or other leaders) whose folk memory as good kings are in contrast with historians' opinions?	249	Seswatha
Islam rose at a time when Byzantium and Persia were at their weakest. Was this mere coincidence or were the destructive wars of Byzantine and Persia indirectly helping in the Rise of Islam or the unity of the Arabs?	249	conbutt
At what point did German Generals know they had lost WW2?	249	zwifter11