/u/DeismAccountant's posts in /r/AskHistorians
What reasons did Morocco, and it's Sultan Mohammed III, have in recognizing the United States as an Independent Nation in 1777?
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We're the Ikko-Ikki monks, or any specific faction of them, ever considered as serious contenders for control of Japan during Sengoku Jidai?
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Was Lead really the best choice for piping/plumbing systems in Ancient Rome? Why not a metal like Copper, or etc?
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In honor of Easter; Why did Christians begin using the Crucifix, a Roman invention, as opposed to its earlier symbol of the fish?
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What beliefs/qualities made Prince Henry of Prussia the ideal "Enlightened Monarch" in the eyes of Voltaire and American Founding fathers wishing to make him King of the U.S.?
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Why is it that African Culture apparently never developed a martial art on par with Asian style martial arts like kung fu or jiujitsu? Or did they and it's just not well known?
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Do we know how Alexander the Great interacted/reacted with the Hebrews upon winning the land from Persia, or vice versa?
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Comparing the First French Empire under Napoleon to the German Empire under Bismarck, who took better care of their respective civilian populations in terms of civil rights and general welfare?
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Did the economic welfare and quality of life for French commoners actually improve under Napoleon as opposed to the Louis XVI?
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