Edit: the quotation marks are to acknowledge that what people may have been producing in Egypt during antiquity probably differs from what we would recognize as beer today.

There are christian minorities even today in those places, especially Lebanon, did crusaders encounter these people and how did they react to each other?

I'm no historian but I loved reading "Guns, germs and steel" by Jared Diamond. It leaves some wiggle room for historical figures to make an impact in the history of the region but it has a very deterministic view of history.

I have seen comments disregarding historical determinism as bad practice. Why? Does this book qualify as historical determinism?

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I've been conducting some research into the early days of the French Reign of Terror. Naturally one of the harbingers of this time would be the trial of Louis XVI.

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However, I've been frustrated with a lack of texts concerning the trial itself. Inevitably most general texts of the Revolution will discuss brief outlines, though very few that I've found have gone into depth with the actual make-up of the trial, the arguments, the speeches, the procedure, etc.

Any recommendations for further reading on this topic?

Always thought China was relatively insignificant to the allied victory. Didn’t they just get conquered by Japan then fight a civil war? Why would the allies give them a spot on the security council?

It sounds like a stupid question. During the Holocaust, was cremation an execution method or merely a way to dispose of the bodies? Obviously gas chambers were the primary method used to execute victims, but I recall hearing that the victims were burned to death. I know that ovens were discovered at camps, but not much else and have been morbidly curious lately. I would appreciate any answers.

I always hear about how millions of Russians died and starved under Stalin’s rule.

Why did Starlin starve his people and how did it happen?

.Was the battle of Stalingrad an immense German success or at least not as devastating as portrayed in history books?

According to wikipedia, the Germans suffered only 300000-400000 casualties while the soviets suffered approximately 1,129,619.

Tank and plane losses were also much lower for the Germans.

Given these numbers, wouldn't Hitler have been celebrating the battle of Stalingrad?

Edit: Thank you all for your answers.

TLDR: The loss of large amounts of valuable land, the elimination of Germany's allies as an effective fighting force, and the fact that a far larger portion of soviet casualties were recoverable concludes why Stalingrad was a monumental defeat and not a grand success.

When have quartering and the 3rd Amendment had a presence in American history?

I always wondered, why the European occupation of foreign nations is called colonialism, whereas Arabic invasion and later occupation of Spain and Portugal is not? Similarly, why do we not call the Mongolian expansion to the eastern European states as colonialism?

Just like the Europeans, Arabs too, have built and established cities, political institutions and have influenced regions that were under their control? Likewise, the Mongols have issued taxes, exploited natural resources and sent settlers to occupy the areas which were under their rule.

What exactly defines colonialism, and why do we not call Asian civilizations of the past as colonial empires?

I just started the pirate history podcast and it's got me absolutely hooked(no pun intended) and I just want to know what are some that y'all history peeps listen to

After the explosion at reactor No. 4, the remaining three reactors at the power plant continued to operate, with reactor 3 working until 2000. How did people worked there? What security measures were taken?

I heard that her symbols (like the egg and the bunny) represented fertility and sex. And after Constantine decided to Christianize the Empire, Easter was changed to represent Jesus, and that Ishtar is also pounced as Easter.

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I found this on some forum and there was a reply that stated the following:-

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This is untrue. “Most scholars believe that Easter gets its name from Eostre or Ostara**, a Germanic pagan goddess. English and German are two of the very few languages that use some variation of the word Easter (or, in German, Ostern) as a name for this holiday. Most other European languages use one form or another of the Latin name for Easter, Pascha, which is derived from the Hebrew Pesach, meaning Passover. In French it’s Pâques, in Italian it’s Pasqua, in Dutch it’s Pasen, in Danish it’s Paaske, in Bulgarian it’s Paskha, and so on and so forth.”

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So can anyone confirm please and thanks

I have been thinking about the different weapons and their uses in battle. I have been thinking about swords, and I came up with the conclusion that spears would be better, for many situations. Could a historian clear up some confusion?