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History of friendship? In ancient times, did people have "bffs" as we know it? Did personal life revolve around social cliques like they do today?

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Did the Carolingians invent feudalism?

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In terms of organization, were the Republican militias during the Spanish Civil War very different from the colonial militias of the American War of Independence?

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How did the pidgin English of slave ships develop into Krio and the creole languages of the West African coast? Was there any resistance to these languages as they became the lingua franca of the region?

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In early modern Europe, what role did Kings play in the honor system, and did they or any officials of state participate in duels?

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To what degree were Pantheons shared in the Late Bronze Age Near East?

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A thread earlier today mentions that in 18th/19th century Switzerland, soldiers "were often taught how to read (and even write, they were considered separate things at this time)." How did people think of reading and writing differently in premodern Europe? How were they taught?

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In ancient Mediterranean civilizations, scribes were "trained to read read things aloud to an audience." How did this affect the 'silent' uses of writing like inventory keeping, trade history, political documents, etc?

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I'm looking for an old post about Europe's shift from the guild system to the factory system

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Is there much evidence of “general Byzantine aversion to massive monumental architecture,” after the 7th century? If so, how does one explain Constantinople’s great walls, the Hippodrome, and Hagia Sophia?

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History of friendship? In ancient times, did people have "bffs" as we know it? Did personal life revolve around social cliques like they do today?	11	AskHistorians
Did the Carolingians invent feudalism?	10	AskHistorians
In terms of organization, were the Republican militias during the Spanish Civil War very different from the colonial militias of the American War of Independence?	10	AskHistorians
How did the pidgin English of slave ships develop into Krio and the creole languages of the West African coast? Was there any resistance to these languages as they became the lingua franca of the region?	10	AskHistorians
In early modern Europe, what role did Kings play in the honor system, and did they or any officials of state participate in duels?	10	AskHistorians
To what degree were Pantheons shared in the Late Bronze Age Near East?	9	AskHistorians
A thread earlier today mentions that in 18th/19th century Switzerland, soldiers "were often taught how to read (and even write, they were considered separate things at this time)." How did people think of reading and writing differently in premodern Europe? How were they taught?	9	AskHistorians
In ancient Mediterranean civilizations, scribes were "trained to read read things aloud to an audience." How did this affect the 'silent' uses of writing like inventory keeping, trade history, political documents, etc?	9	AskHistorians
I'm looking for an old post about Europe's shift from the guild system to the factory system	8	AskHistorians
Is there much evidence of “general Byzantine aversion to massive monumental architecture,” after the 7th century? If so, how does one explain Constantinople’s great walls, the Hippodrome, and Hagia Sophia?	8	AskHistorians