/u/TanktopSamurai's posts in /r/AskHistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

In Medieval Europe, knights were expected to be skilled at poetry. What kind of poetry would they have written?

47 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Medieval Europe had city charters that grants privileges to cities and its people. Where there a similar systems in Islamic Medieval world?

46 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In media, "cavemen" or prehistoric peoples are shown with messy and dirty hair. Would prehistoric peoples have groomed their hair?

45 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Music was one of the seven medieval liberal arts. Were medieval scholars expected to be musicians?

45 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Were there dances that knights in Medieval Europe were expected to known?

45 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What role in France play in the lead up and during the Rwandan Genocide?

44 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In S. Korea, did houses of the wealthy have secret bunkers in case North Korea attacked?

44 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What kind of sexual stereotypes did Romans have for different ethnicities?

41 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How was torture or other mistreatment of prisoners viewed in Ancient Greeks? Was it a dishonorable act akin to killing messengers?

40 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What was drug policy like before "War on Drugs" ?

38 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In Medieval Europe, knights were expected to be skilled at poetry. What kind of poetry would they have written?	47
Medieval Europe had city charters that grants privileges to cities and its people. Where there a similar systems in Islamic Medieval world?	46
In media, "cavemen" or prehistoric peoples are shown with messy and dirty hair. Would prehistoric peoples have groomed their hair?	45
Music was one of the seven medieval liberal arts. Were medieval scholars expected to be musicians?	45
Were there dances that knights in Medieval Europe were expected to known?	45
What role in France play in the lead up and during the Rwandan Genocide?	44
In S. Korea, did houses of the wealthy have secret bunkers in case North Korea attacked?	44
What kind of sexual stereotypes did Romans have for different ethnicities?	41
How was torture or other mistreatment of prisoners viewed in Ancient Greeks? Was it a dishonorable act akin to killing messengers?	40
What was drug policy like before "War on Drugs" ?	38