/u/daimposter's posts in /r/askhistorians
The year is 1000AD. Where are the wealthy areas in Europe, Middle East and Asia? And why are those areas rich?
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How did wealthy people in the Middle Ages or antiquity move their wealth around when they moved from region to region?
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Why is Islam more common in the countries near the Adriatic Sea such as Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, etc and less common in the countries closer to Turkey like Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia?
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While Julius Ceaser was campaigning in Gaul for much of the 50's BC, did he ever see his children and wife? What do generals and leaders do in regards to their family and wealth when they are gone for extended periods of time?
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Why was China too weak to defend themselves when the Europeans began military campaigns against China in the 1800’s?
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How were the Holy Roman Empire and Middle Ages France different in political structure? What lead to those differences?
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Italian peninsula has some of the wealthiest cities in the Middle Ages. Trade flourished and population was relatively large for Middle Ages in Europe. So why was the Italian peninsula usually under the control of foreigners and not independent?
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Julius Caesar is significantly more known than Augustus Caesar among the general populace. Since the fall of the (western) Roman Empire, has that always been the case or were there events that made Julius the more popular Caesar later in time?
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