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suppose I'm walking through a Mayan city in 1116, suppose I'm walking through an Aztec city in 1466. what differences would see in terms dress, goods being traded, and architecture?

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what is the earliest period we are primarily reliant on historians rather than archaeologists for information about? what is the earliest period historians can and do research?

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was meat considered to be something just for the upper class in Europe 900 years ago?

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Suppose I’m a roman messenger tasked with getting some important message from the Britain to Rome in 250AD (say some barbarians have tried to attack Hadrian’s Wall or something like that). How do I get across the channel? Where do I get food well I’m on road? Where do I sleep well I’m on the road?

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When people saw Shakespeare's Roman plays at the globe would they have understood that the English dialog was intended as a translation rather than how Romans actually spoke?

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Suppose in 1974 you ask a normal Taiwanese person if they believe normal life is better or worse in mainland China? Suppose you ask a normal Hebei resident if they believe normal life in Taiwan is better or worse than in mainland China? Assuming they were honest what do think each would likely say?

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if I was being hung for murder in 1920s Britain and my neck failed to span, would they try again or just leave to strangle to death?

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suppose you visited ireland in AD35 and 1965BCE. aside from the presence and absence of iron, what differences (if any) would you see?

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Did the Mayans or the Aztecs know the world was round before 1492? How did either civ believe the universe/cosmos was laid out?

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In around 1937 my great-uncle turned down going to university in favour of getting a job in a pottery bank (I'm from Stoke-on-Trent) because he thought Uni was "soft". Was that sort of attitude common among the English lower classes between the wars?

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suppose I'm walking through a Mayan city in 1116, suppose I'm walking through an Aztec city in 1466. what differences would see in terms dress, goods being traded, and architecture?	25	AskHistorians
what is the earliest period we are primarily reliant on historians rather than archaeologists for information about? what is the earliest period historians can and do research?	25	AskHistorians
was meat considered to be something just for the upper class in Europe 900 years ago?	25	AskHistorians
Suppose I’m a roman messenger tasked with getting some important message from the Britain to Rome in 250AD (say some barbarians have tried to attack Hadrian’s Wall or something like that). How do I get across the channel? Where do I get food well I’m on road? Where do I sleep well I’m on the road?	25	AskHistorians
When people saw Shakespeare's Roman plays at the globe would they have understood that the English dialog was intended as a translation rather than how Romans actually spoke?	24	AskHistorians
Suppose in 1974 you ask a normal Taiwanese person if they believe normal life is better or worse in mainland China? Suppose you ask a normal Hebei resident if they believe normal life in Taiwan is better or worse than in mainland China? Assuming they were honest what do think each would likely say?	24	AskHistorians
if I was being hung for murder in 1920s Britain and my neck failed to span, would they try again or just leave to strangle to death?	24	AskHistorians
suppose you visited ireland in AD35 and 1965BCE. aside from the presence and absence of iron, what differences (if any) would you see?	24	AskHistorians
Did the Mayans or the Aztecs know the world was round before 1492? How did either civ believe the universe/cosmos was laid out?	24	AskHistorians
In around 1937 my great-uncle turned down going to university in favour of getting a job in a pottery bank (I'm from Stoke-on-Trent) because he thought Uni was "soft". Was that sort of attitude common among the English lower classes between the wars?	24	AskHistorians