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What were the European explorers reactions to New World animals?

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With the absence of animals such as horses and cows in the New World, were there any domestication efforts in Native tribes? Are there any records of tribes attempting to domesticate animals such as the buffalo or moose?

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Are licenses (driver’s license, pilots license, etc.) a more modern invention or were there ancient “licenses” for things like chariots or boats?

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Just how devastating was Smallpox to the Native Americans?

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Since it is well established that Christopher Columbus was not the first person to discover America, why did it take so long for Europe to figure it out? Why didn’t the Norse or other cultures settle in North America in large numbers?

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Was there any plan by the axis on what to do with the US if Europe and Asia fell?

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If the Europeans had not arrived, would Native American civilizations developed their own writing systems?

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Recently, the Doomsday Clock was set closer to midnight than ever before. Historians, are we truly closer to the end of the world than any other point in history?

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Despite almost all domesticated animals originating in the Middle East, were there any domestication efforts that we know of in the Americas? Such as with the American Bison, etc.?

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Besides invasions during both World Wars, what is the most politically, and culturally impactful invasion in history?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What were the European explorers reactions to New World animals?	33
With the absence of animals such as horses and cows in the New World, were there any domestication efforts in Native tribes? Are there any records of tribes attempting to domesticate animals such as the buffalo or moose?	24
Are licenses (driver’s license, pilots license, etc.) a more modern invention or were there ancient “licenses” for things like chariots or boats?	11
Just how devastating was Smallpox to the Native Americans?	9
Since it is well established that Christopher Columbus was not the first person to discover America, why did it take so long for Europe to figure it out? Why didn’t the Norse or other cultures settle in North America in large numbers?	4
Was there any plan by the axis on what to do with the US if Europe and Asia fell?	2
If the Europeans had not arrived, would Native American civilizations developed their own writing systems?	1
Recently, the Doomsday Clock was set closer to midnight than ever before. Historians, are we truly closer to the end of the world than any other point in history?	1
Despite almost all domesticated animals originating in the Middle East, were there any domestication efforts that we know of in the Americas? Such as with the American Bison, etc.?	1
Besides invasions during both World Wars, what is the most politically, and culturally impactful invasion in history?	1