I mean protests and marches equivalent to our modern day Million Man March, The Monday Demonstrations (Berlin Wall), Gay Rights, Anti-War, etc, but from ancient times.

Most of the history I learned focused on the last couple centuries, and skimmed over ancient times.

Since farming tools were used so often by peasants in battle in medieval and early modern times did this affect their design?

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One of the great stereotypes of France is their constant love of revolution- and with current events I was curious- it appears from a cursory glance at history that France has had a remarkably tumultuous history for the past 200 years or so, starting with the first French Revolution they have gone through many different revolutions, republics and monarchs, all while still remaining a major power in world affairs. Even after winning two world wars, when one would think the government would be at the height of their prestige, the Algerian Crisis ended the 4th Republic and rung in the 5th.

But is this a historic oddity from the past 200 years, or only magnified thanks to stereotype and memories of Napoleon? And if it is somewhat unique to France, are there any reasons why?

Im not very good at history, but one thing I really enjoy is Pirates. Lately, Ive been looking at differences betwen pirates and privateers. I know shanties were used to kinda keep time when working on ships and theyd keep tedium at bay, so it stands to reason privateers would also be singing shanties. But do they sing the same ones? Were there even universally known shanties or were they all kinda just made up?

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I have had some people in my life try to explain to me an unfair tax law is what sparked the civil war. While I know this is not true, I was wondering if there were any such laws passed prior to the start of the the war that may have help pushed the southern states to secede. Thank u

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My US history teacher asked us simply what the differences were, which I already don't understand very well, but I'm even more confused as to why these differences formed at all. Aren't these very similar regions of the US?

I don't see any inherent reason why textile production is easier in New England or harder in New York/Philadelphia, so it is most likely a coincidence, right?

My understanding is that it contained a lot of valuable information at the time. Like what? I've heard that the fire set humanity back because of the valuable information lost. Is this true? If so, by how much?

I've spent time on a ship, and even with a pretty good tan, I get burnt pretty easily after spending just a few hours on deck. Sunscreen helps a lot, but I can't even imagine how badly I'd get burned if I was a rower on a galley or a deck hand scaling up the mast all day every day, trapped out in the sun with nothing but maybe a straw hat to protect me

Did sailors rig up cloth awnings to protect themselves from the beating sun? Would each man have had a wide-brimmed sun hat? Any sort of premodern sun block?

I’ve always been told that after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Rome itself had declined extensively, both in infrastructure and in population. What parts of Rome itself were lived in during the medieval and Renaissance periods? Was there more of a population concentration around St. Peter’s because of the Pope’s influence? What about the original city center? Was the ancient city itself (the open section between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills) used for anything? Like how the Arch of Constantine was part of a walled estate and used as a gate (was told this by an art history professor a while back). This in particular sparked my curiosity, because from what I understand the arch is located near the original city center and became part of an estate? I guess what I’m curious for is a picture of how Rome changed over the ages on a city layout basis, if this makes sense. Any information or sources would be great!

(Clearly not a historian, so if what I said is incorrect feel free to correct me!)

I took a War in US Society class many years ago, and I recall the professor mentioning a survey about troops who liberated the concentration camps, and that many of them reportedly believed that either the Jews deserved what happened, or even if they didnt deserve it, that they didnt care because they were "just Jews." (heavily paraphrasing here). I think I remember something about the survey being classified later for fear of how bad it looked.

I know Anti semitism was strong in America both before the War and even long after the War, but when I tried googling any information on this subject I came up completely blank.

Am I misremembering or exaggerating this? It was always a good story to tell at a bar whenever WWII came up, but I dont want to keep repeating the claim if its completely false.

I remember hearing about Miguel de la Madrid (assuming it was him) and the PRI offered to sell 3 Mexican states to the US. Reagan however declined the offer thinking Nafta would unite the US-Mexico-Canada. His thinking was why pay for something you'll be part of for free.

I can't seem to find any reference to this. I believe it was James Baker that recalled the story. I was trying to recall the states that were offered. I believe it was Northern Baja and Sonora. I don't remember the last one but I don't believe it was Southern Baja.

Does anyone have any more information on this?

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Hi! I am studying Greek and Latin and everytime we read a text, or learn about mythology i wonder: did they really believe in these gods? I am an atheist myself, but by no means do i mean to say that it is stupid to believe in gods or 1 God. But the way Romans and Greeks talk about gods in their texts makes me question this. They talk about them like rapists (which begs another question: how did they feel about rape?) and jealous 'humans'.

So did they believe in them? Thanks in advance!

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I did a DNA test and found out they are my ancestors. But I couldn't find much about them.