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Is there any pre-Columbian American cartography on a large scale? Would an educated person in the Aztec or Inca empires know about the geography of the American continent?

1228 upvotes • dynaboyj

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Floating Feature: Roll On In and Rattle Off Some History from 1787 to 1901 CE! It's Volume XI of 'The Story of Humankind'!

1228 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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When did people discover that different regions of the world are not experiencing night at the same time?

1228 upvotes • Cabbageofthesea

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[meta] How would you feel if Wikipedia cited your answer from this sub?

1228 upvotes • DerbyTho

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How did the general public and religious institutions react to the announcement of the discovery of Neanderthals - that there used to be another species of human?

1227 upvotes • GenocidalElectricFan

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Rules Roundtable I: Civility, It is Rule Number One!

1226 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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When did "engineering" become a career path? It seems like in the 1800s tech people were either scientists or "inventors".

1225 upvotes • kri9

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Was Prester John made up out of thin air, or were there real christian inroads made in Asia to support the myth?

1225 upvotes • td4999

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What was life like in the immediate aftermath of the Black Death in western Europe?

1225 upvotes • babrooks213

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What do we know about the tradition of monarchs wearing crowns? Did historical sources leave any clues as to why a crown would eventually become the object of choice to symbolize rulership?

1225 upvotes • Steinger

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there any pre-Columbian American cartography on a large scale? Would an educated person in the Aztec or Inca empires know about the geography of the American continent?	1228	dynaboyj
Floating Feature: Roll On In and Rattle Off Some History from 1787 to 1901 CE! It's Volume XI of 'The Story of Humankind'!	1228	Georgy_K_Zhukov
When did people discover that different regions of the world are not experiencing night at the same time?	1228	Cabbageofthesea
[meta] How would you feel if Wikipedia cited your answer from this sub?	1228	DerbyTho
How did the general public and religious institutions react to the announcement of the discovery of Neanderthals - that there used to be another species of human?	1227	GenocidalElectricFan
Rules Roundtable I: Civility, It is Rule Number One!	1226	Georgy_K_Zhukov
When did "engineering" become a career path? It seems like in the 1800s tech people were either scientists or "inventors".	1225	kri9
Was Prester John made up out of thin air, or were there real christian inroads made in Asia to support the myth?	1225	td4999
What was life like in the immediate aftermath of the Black Death in western Europe?	1225	babrooks213
What do we know about the tradition of monarchs wearing crowns? Did historical sources leave any clues as to why a crown would eventually become the object of choice to symbolize rulership?	1225	Steinger