/u/rubiscodisco's posts in /r/askhistorians
The latest Kurzgesagt video that says The Black Death was the last big global population collapse. What about the great dying in the Americas following the arrival of Europeans? Was the video wrong?
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How long would it take for a piece of silk to travel from China to, say, Rome, via the silk road during the 1st Century AD.
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When was the idea of a single Christian "Bible" book comprising of smaller chapters developed, as opposed to a collection of independent smaller books?
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How did the "Prince Albert" genital piercing come to be named? Who popularized the term and how did the contemporary fashion of genital piercing come to spread in certain subcultures? NSFW
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What are the origins of modern standup comedy? Are there any equivalents to this form of entertainment in the past, especially in non-western cultures?
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In the play Lysistrata, Lampito is depicted with a heavy Spartan dialect in her speech. What social connotations did this imply to Athenian audiences? What social prejudices did ancient greeks have about foreign accents and dialects?
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What were the technological, architectural, and artistic antecedents that influenced the aesthetics of Kubrik's 2001: a Space Odyssey?
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How long did goods and wares from China travel via the silk road to reach Europe in the 12th century?
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What technologies continued to progress in Europe immediately following the decline of the Roman Empire and before the Renaissance?
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