I would include 2/4 or 6/8 as variants of the above rhythms.

I'm wondering why weird time signatures like 5/4 and 7/12 aren't common.

As a complete novice to history (as I’m sure you can tell from the question) I was shocked to discover that Prussia still existed into the 20th century. I had always assumed that it was in some way incorporated into other countries by that point but it appears to have existed simultaneously with Germany around the period of the First World War.

So my question is more specifically, during the period of the early 20th Century, what was the difference between Prussia and Germany and how did they interact?

I realise that some of my complete misunderstanding might be related to the workings of the German Empire, so I would love some expansion on how the German Empire was governed and organised.

Thank you for any responses.

As a bonus, when did the dirty red bandanna bindle toting traveler become symbolic? If I went to train yards in the 30s/40s/50s would I see a bunch of guys sitting around with red bandannas full of stuff playing their harmonicas?

Those were the two that came to mind, but was translation a thought as they traveled?

I have seen many people across the internet that claim that Japan would have attacked Russia if Moscow was captured by the Germans during ww2. Can any of y'all send sources that back up these claims.

I don't know much about ancient history but I was surprised by the violence during the Gallic wars : there are many slaughters, and Caesar doesn't even seem ashamed of it since he tells about it himself in his book. 2/3 of the inhabitants of such a big region (it is not just a city that was slaughtered/looted) seems huge !

I know many wars killed a lot of people, but for example WW2 didn't proportionally depopulate even Eastern Europe (while we had industrial ways of killing), or the Thirty Years's War which is considered very deadly "only" made Germany lose around 1/3 of its population (and it was over 30 years, not 8).

Am I wrong with the impression the Gallic Wars were particularly deadly ? If I am not, was it normal at this time ? Or these numbers may be inflated ? Were others periods/civilizations as violent (I'm thinking about the conquest of the Americas ?)?

Did they always saw it as tragic?, was it acceptable in some circumstances?, or even expected?

Many Kings of England claimed the throne of France but we never hear of the opposite. Was it a thing? Did some French monarchs ever held a claim on the throne of England?

Here I exclude William the Conqueror as he wasn't culturally French nor did he hold the title of King of France.

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I was watching Kingdom of Heaven and noticed how the knights had various styles of helmets from one another... my question is how cohesive was the appearance of the knights? I figure it would be a major task to supply everyone with the same gear, so would we have expected to see alot of variation in appearance amongst knights?

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As the title states. The old city is split into 4 quarters: Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Armenian. How were the Armenians able to negotiate and keep a quarter of the old city in their denomination while all the other Christian denominations have to share a quarter? Also, how were the Armenians able to keep their quarter separate and not absorbed into a larger christian half?

Trust me, I'm a big fan. But even so it seems like a somewhat illogical thing to do instinctively. You could even say that society partaking in this act currently is rather weird.

So is this something that humanity has only started doing in the last 'however many' years or have we always been horny bastards and this is something that we have always done?

I was reading William Wells Brown's Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States (1853), about the (fictional) daughters that Jefferson had with one of his slaves. This was less than thirty years after his death, when his actual children might still be alive. Were Jefferson's children by slaves popular knowledge when Brown wrote his novel? Would his audience have been familiar with the idea that Jefferson had children by his slaves?

I asked this question a first time a few months ago, but since it didn't get any answer, I reposted it. I believe it doesn't go against the rules, but please tell me if I am mistaken.

I have read some sites that say that the Vikings never met the Picts which is literally impossible because there have been many vikings objects found on the Highlands which can be seen in the Edinburgh Museum. On the other hand, I have also read that it seems that Pict and Vikings might have been traders which is highly possible because of the close distance between the scottish Shetland Islands and the Feroe Islands which was an old ancient viking settlement.

Should I go for AB History...?

I’m in senior high school grade 12 and I want to become a historian too but I’m scared that I might not find a good job as one.

May I know how you guys decided to go for AB history and if you have any tips on my situation.

I know this isn’t a history question...but I really have to ask...

Please don’t take this post down, I need to know what it takes to be a historian...!

Thank you

When we see movies of medieval times the siege engines are often dark stained gritty planks. But what would be the actual status of these planks especially when the siege just begon. Wouldn't they new fresh planks?

Also most planks shown are nice and straight, would this be a requirement or would they just cut up slabs and nail them together leaving a lot of gaps. And would they strip all the planks or leave bark etc just to go quicker?

I ran across this paragraph in a book I'm currently reading:

"Take the Middle Ages in Europe. The early part was a frankly sexual age. Men mostly wore their hair long and many wore beards. The hair of young girls was usually long and loose, and plaited or braided in older women. Nudity was no cause for shame: women raised their skirts deliberately as a mark of honor for great men."

• Wendy Cooper, Hair, 1971, p. 108

Is there anything to these assertions? Sadly, the author doesn't cite any sources in the book itself.