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

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Were their any other crafting guilds that evolved into social fraternities outside of the Masons?

12 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why did Calvinism impose such strict rules when they believed sin couldn't be absolved and your fate was predestined?

12 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Are there any theories of an inverse migration pattern, that is, that peoples originated in the Americas then traversed the Bering Strait to Asia?

11 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

I'm a new history major, and have 4 levels of required foreign language. What would you recommend be most useful?

11 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

I've heard that the Bow, not the sword, was the primary weapon of the Samurai. Is there any validity to that statement?

11 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Normally when you decide to go to Grad School, it's recommended you go to a different university to get different views. Does the same apply for college?

8 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How do you preserve a newspaper page?

7 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Confused by a Crusader Charter. Is this man trying to say he is giving land or am I misunderstanding? (Text in Post)

5 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What reasons did nations have for living in, basing around, or ruling, inhospitalable areas?

4 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Is there a search engine (of sorts) where you can search for the earliest recorded use of a certain word?

4 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were their any other crafting guilds that evolved into social fraternities outside of the Masons?	12
Why did Calvinism impose such strict rules when they believed sin couldn't be absolved and your fate was predestined?	12
Are there any theories of an inverse migration pattern, that is, that peoples originated in the Americas then traversed the Bering Strait to Asia?	11
I'm a new history major, and have 4 levels of required foreign language. What would you recommend be most useful?	11
I've heard that the Bow, not the sword, was the primary weapon of the Samurai. Is there any validity to that statement?	11
Normally when you decide to go to Grad School, it's recommended you go to a different university to get different views. Does the same apply for college?	8
How do you preserve a newspaper page?	7
Confused by a Crusader Charter. Is this man trying to say he is giving land or am I misunderstanding? (Text in Post)	5
What reasons did nations have for living in, basing around, or ruling, inhospitalable areas?	4
Is there a search engine (of sorts) where you can search for the earliest recorded use of a certain word?	4