For the sake of specificity, let's say Spanish and Portuguese nao bound for the East Indies.

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I’m not asking if it’s certain or even if it’s likely, I’m asking if it’s possible

Could the life of Moses recorded in Exodus be as accurate as the life of Jesus recorded in the Gospels for instance

I recently visited the northern territories in Australia and the Aboriginal peoples of those areas (such as Arnheim land and litchfield national park) use fire as a method to reduce wildfires. These are the techniques they have used for the thousands of years they have inhabited the land and it seems to work fairly well. So I was curious if native american tribes ever did something similar and if they did, does modern wildfire prevention in America still use these methods?

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The plebs will remain plebs in Rome or elsewhere but how did life look for other social classes? How much authority did those towns have and are there any descriptions on how their local politics worked? Also how did the industry and trade looked like, compared to Rome? Were there any major differences in social, economical and political structure in different provinces?

I understand that post-mortem pictures were very common during the 19th century and there are even examples dating up to the mid-20th century. Whenever they surface online, there are always people who find them particularly 'creepy' or disturbing (fwiw, it's not an opinion I really share). Are there any examples at all of certain individuals thinking the same way back in the Victorian era? I'm asking because there always seem to be contrary opinions to societal trends. At what point in time did people start voicing their opinions on such practices as being macabre?

How did inter-state extradition work from 1800-1850? 1850-1900? 1900-1950?

When was the first recorded instance of someone observing the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly? Who was responsible, and most importantly how did they react? It seems like it would be jarring to realize such a drastic change happens to an animal.

I believe I've read before (though don't know how historically accurate it is) that a lot of Viking/Norse warriors would wear protective charms with them during raids (rune stones and the like), a superstition to help them survive their battles alive.

Speaking as a general rule, did this sort of practice actually exist, and how common was it? Were there any common themes to such protective charms? Was it someone who had a "lucky object", or was it common for many people to have the same kind of "charm"?

Thank you in advance to anyone who contributes!

Did they get them from crooked gun dealers?
Or did they buy them legally and then used them for their crime sprees?
Like how the hell did Al Capone and Bonnie and Clyde get their hands on BAR's and tommy guns?

In talking to people from Tonga, I often hear that their country was never colonized. This seems to be a major point of national pride.

But when I look at maps of the British Empire, Tonga is almost always included as part of it.

So, what's going on? Was Tonga colonized? And what are the reasons for this inconsistency?

The Ottoman Empire was quite large at its greatest extent expanding across North Africa, the Middle East and central and south Eastern Europe. I’ve found that in general discussion the ottomans are not spoken about and criticized like the European empires are. Those European states are criticized for the damage they did to a large part of Africa, North and South America as well as Asia. Why isn’t the damage the ottomans did to the people of North Africa, central and Southern Europe and the Middle East discussed as much? Did they treat the people who they conquered better than other empires?