/u/RusticBohemian's posts

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When and how did humans first notice the cyclical weather cycles we today call El Niño and La Niña? What did they think was going on?	1	AskHistorians
Did the Romans notice their climate was growing drier and colder during the 6th and 7th centuries A.D. as the Late Antique Little Ice Age set in? Were they too busy dealing with the Plague of Justinian, and the Lombards and the Slavic invasions to notice? Were declines in food production obvious?	1	AskHistorians
The Romans worshipped their pantheon in grand temples. But they also worshipped their ancestors in their own homes before a sacred hearth fire. What was this aspect of their religious life like? Would they have made sacrifices before their ancestors daily? Would they meditate next to the fire?	1	AskHistorians
Europe was devastated by WWII, and German cities were bombed to ruins. But how much of Europe was destroyed? Outside of Germany, were many cities with beautiful buildings flattened, or was it pretty rare?	1	AskHistorians
What did the island of Singapore look like in terms of urbanization/population/trade before the British colonized it? Was it being used as a port? Was it economically important?	1	AskHistorians
Did Thomas Jefferson harm diplomatic relations with Italy after he smuggled rice out of the country to the United States? Was there any blowback?	1	AskHistorians
Early European colonists of continental America reported a shocking abundance of fish in the Atlantic. Was this the result of ecosystem recovery following the mass deaths of Native Americans due to disease ? Or did Native American ideology lead to better ecosystem balance?	1	AskHistorians
Latin and Greek libraries were common in Roman cities. Would average plebeians with few resources be able to enter these libraries and read? Would there be gatekeepers keeping out the 'riff-raff?" Who were the libraries meant to serve, and what knowledge were they designed to impart?	1	AskHistorians
In Common Sense, Thomas Paine claims every man in America and Europe thought England wouldn't be able to keep control of the 13 colonies forever. People differed only in how much time would have to pass before the colonies couldn't be restrained anymore. Is this an accurate claim?	1	AskHistorians
Gulliver's Travels features people who want to war with each other over conflicting views on how to open eggs. What was Swift satirizing in 18th century society in this depiction?	1	AskHistorians

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