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Did ancient cultures treat mental illnesses like schizophrenia as a gift?

1732 upvotes • mjobby

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I've acquired land in the west in 19th century America. Without taking 40 trips a day to Home Depot, how do I go about acquiring and transporting all the materials and tools I need to build a house?

1731 upvotes • gobberpooper

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If I were a simple layperson in medieval Europe what would be my best bet to learn how to read and write? Would I even want to? If it were possible, what material could I hope to read?

1731 upvotes • Colosso95

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I'm a messenger in service to Genghis Khan sent to talk to the leaders of civilizations we plan on conquering. Is there anything I can do or say to prevent the leaders from killing me or am I just doomed to die if the leader has hostile intentions?

1729 upvotes • LBJSmellsNice

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I’ve heard that Harding was one of the worst US Presidents. What were some of his policies that lead people to that conclusion, and how many years/administrations did it take after Harding to correct his administration’s mistakes?

1729 upvotes • whispy_fingernail

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Why did the nazis adopt the word “aryan” to describe themselves? And how did it come to mean “blonde white”?

1729 upvotes • Electronic-Bit2682

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[META] r/AskHistorians wins Best Big Community and Best Mod Team of 2012!

1728 upvotes • Algernon_Asimov

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On the eve of WWII, Londoners euthanized 400k pets en masse?

1728 upvotes • [deleted]

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Article 24 of the Magna Carta stipulates that "no town or person shall be forced to build bridges over rivers except those with an ancient obligation to do so." What would qualify as an "ancient obligation" in this case?

1728 upvotes • Velteau

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Was there a Jewish civil rights movement in America? How did anti-Semitism become culturally unacceptable?

1728 upvotes • the_worst_elephant

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did ancient cultures treat mental illnesses like schizophrenia as a gift?	1732	mjobby
I've acquired land in the west in 19th century America. Without taking 40 trips a day to Home Depot, how do I go about acquiring and transporting all the materials and tools I need to build a house?	1731	gobberpooper
If I were a simple layperson in medieval Europe what would be my best bet to learn how to read and write? Would I even want to? If it were possible, what material could I hope to read?	1731	Colosso95
I'm a messenger in service to Genghis Khan sent to talk to the leaders of civilizations we plan on conquering. Is there anything I can do or say to prevent the leaders from killing me or am I just doomed to die if the leader has hostile intentions?	1729	LBJSmellsNice
I’ve heard that Harding was one of the worst US Presidents. What were some of his policies that lead people to that conclusion, and how many years/administrations did it take after Harding to correct his administration’s mistakes?	1729	whispy_fingernail
Why did the nazis adopt the word “aryan” to describe themselves? And how did it come to mean “blonde white”?	1729	Electronic-Bit2682
[META] r/AskHistorians wins Best Big Community and Best Mod Team of 2012!	1728	Algernon_Asimov
On the eve of WWII, Londoners euthanized 400k pets en masse?	1728	[deleted]
Article 24 of the Magna Carta stipulates that "no town or person shall be forced to build bridges over rivers except those with an ancient obligation to do so." What would qualify as an "ancient obligation" in this case?	1728	Velteau
Was there a Jewish civil rights movement in America? How did anti-Semitism become culturally unacceptable?	1728	the_worst_elephant