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I am a fisherman/peasant living along the Peruvian coast in the 1460s. I live in the Chimor Empire. What happens to me when the Inca conquer the Chimor? How does my life change?

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Was "time off" ever a phenomenon outside of Europe? The idea that people could not work for a period of time, without having a relative be ill or a holiday as the reason?

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Was there any point at which the Ummayyad Dynasty ruling the Iberian Peninsula eclipsed the Abbasid Caliphate, militarily, economically, culturally?

38 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When and how did slavery end in Japan?

28 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How has Korean diverged since North/South Korea split?

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How were "borders" determined in early dynastic China (ie Zhou or Qin Dynasties)?

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Emperor Yongle's legacy considered? Especially considering his actions around his nephew the former emperor?

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Historically, Judaism has had little interest in the afterlife. Why and how did this change, to the point that Maimonides was criticized for ignoring a belief in resurrection in his Guide to the Perplexed?

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When did betrothals become less binding in the Catholic Church?

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I am a fisherman/peasant living along the Peruvian coast in the 1460s. I live in the Chimor Empire. What happens to me when the Inca conquer the Chimor? How does my life change?	154	AskHistorians
Was "time off" ever a phenomenon outside of Europe? The idea that people could not work for a period of time, without having a relative be ill or a holiday as the reason?	40	AskHistorians
Was there any point at which the Ummayyad Dynasty ruling the Iberian Peninsula eclipsed the Abbasid Caliphate, militarily, economically, culturally?	38	AskHistorians
When and how did slavery end in Japan?	28	AskHistorians
How has Korean diverged since North/South Korea split?	18	AskHistorians
How were "borders" determined in early dynastic China (ie Zhou or Qin Dynasties)?	14	AskHistorians
Emperor Yongle's legacy considered? Especially considering his actions around his nephew the former emperor?	10	AskHistorians
Historically, Judaism has had little interest in the afterlife. Why and how did this change, to the point that Maimonides was criticized for ignoring a belief in resurrection in his Guide to the Perplexed?	1	AskHistorians
When did betrothals become less binding in the Catholic Church?	1	AskHistorians