When looking at daggers from the early copper age to the iron age, I noticed that some of them have midribs and others don't. Was there a reason for them to have them or were they mainly of astetical nature?

I have never posted here before, so I hope this is an appropriate question.

I am looking for additional links or information on Aoki Kazuo. There is a basic Wikipedia article that explains his position within the Japanese government, but that is all that I can find in English. Is anyone able to provide additional details or information on this particular person? Anything would be of significance, personal, familial, or professional.

I know that he published a memoir, but that is also in Japanese and I am unable to find any information on any details in the memoir.

Thanks in advance.

From what I understand, the boer (dutch) regions of South Africa were annexed into the British regions following the second boer war. Since the British were essentially the victors of the war that unified South Africa, why was the flag for the union so similar to the dutch flag? I would've thought that having won the second boer war that the british would've wanted the union of south africa to be seen as dominantly british, and been given a more british looking flag.

Romance, Slavic and Germanic languages are all diverse and spread out, yet the Hellenic branch failed to see such success. Why is that?

They were a major world power, so it's even stranger that the Hellenic languages never evolved and diversified. The only Hellenic language is Greek (and arguably, some more derived dialects).

It seems like in all the dynasties prior to the Ming, the emperors are simply referred to by their names, like "Emperor X" or "Emperor X of Dynasty Y." But when the Ming dynasty arrives, suddenly the convention switches to things like "The Yongle Emperor," "The Kangxi Emperor" etc. Why is this? Where do these non-given names come from?

I've recently been listening to the audio book for 'the storm before the storm by Mike Duncan, and had some questions come up about exile. My question is basically as the title says. When you were exiled from Rome where did you go? what resources could you keep and what was taken from you?

I also assume it was different depending on different periods in Roman history? what would the different eras have meant

I know had Rome had relations with countries as distant as China, but did they ever have contact or trade with India? I know Alexander (the Great) of Macedon did, but did the Romans? If so, to what extent?

I'm new to this subreddit so I'm sorry if I've broken any rules.

Id love to read the laments for ur, but i cant find it.. Thanks

Apologies if this has been covered in this group. I searched but couldn’t find it.

If we consider the period of time post-kristallnacht and up until hitler’s suicide, is there any understanding of the proportion of the population that supported the anti-semitism and nationalist beliefs that were at the core of the Nazi party? I take the point of kristallnacht as kind of a point where the propaganda and antisemitic message had taken such a strong grip with the public, this may be the peak of nationalist support.

I understand that to go against these things publicly would result in quick opposing force. In addition, my understanding is that the atrocities in concentration camps were for the most part not shared with the public.

However, is there any understanding about the level of buy in from the German public into the nazi ideals and message, and how it changed over time?

I know there isn’t a perfect definition of a band but I am thinking of the colloquial lead singer with instrumental accompaniment that was connected to the singer (i.s., not just a traveling soloist)

Or maybe just one isn't enough?

I'm looking for books on this subject from people that don't have anti communist and anti left biases that may make them overexagerrate the negative aspects of this time period, but I'm also obviously wanting to avoid ones that whitewash or ignore the many mistakes and bad things that DID occur during this time period, which would probably be recommended to me if I asked on the socialism or communism subreddits.

I'm wondering if I there was any factions calling for his replacement, or even a removal of of the whole soviet system within Russia, but I'm assuming any contemporary Soviet records wouldn't exist anymore with the Soviets control of history.

To what extent were charities allowed to organize and operate in the USSR?

Might a group of like-minded citizens be able to come together and raise funds for, for example, the plight of stray cats or research into treatment for a medical condition, or was this sort of activity prohibited by the state?

Apologies if this may sound like a stupid question that could be answered with a quick Google search, but Google is often wrong about things relating to history. I know of the attempted settlements of Vinland, but I always thought that its discovery was "lost" to Europeans.

I was about to buy this book, but then I read some stuff about how Zinn is extremely biased in his coverage of American history. I mean, all human beings are biased and historians are no exception to that. All recounting of history is going to have some degree of bias. Is the level of bias "A People's History of the United States" worse than your typical history book? Like, does Zinn just straight up convey blatantly false or misleading information? Is the book worth reading for someone who wants to gain a better understanding of American history? I already own and plan on reading "These Truths: A History of the United States" by Jill Lepore. Would "A People's History..." be a good companion piece or is too biased to be worth reading?

The one I'm thinking of as I type this is the A6M-2N Zero, but I am curious about the effectiveness of floatplane fighters used by other countries as well. Also, what were they used for? Were they to defend battleships and cruisers, as fighters/interceptors from seaplane bases where a traditional airbase wasn't practical, reconnaissance, or something else?

The USSR was known for trying to sow unrest between the various ethnic groups in the republics it compromised of so that they wouldn't simply turn their guns on the USSR. What examples are there of the USSR doing this? Aside from Nagorno Karabakh. I'm mostly asking about populations being moved into areas to cause situations with local groups, giving lands to republics that belonged to a different one, favoritism in decisions, etc.

Side question. Why didn’t America go after China with its advanced air superiority during the Korean War?