^ thanks in advance :)

Edit: I realise I didn't mention what it was so:

Google hanging tent and youll get an idea. Basically it's a tent that doesn't touch the ground. It usually is either tied to a big tree branch or something the like.

Just curious as we only really hear about these clever ideas and workarounds from an Allied perspective.

Edward Berenson's Europe in the Modern World says that while the U.S. went into WWI to preserve democracy in Europe, the end to the war with the treaty of Versailles actually made it easier for dictators to arise in Europe. Judging by the number of dictators that arose after WWI, for example Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin, I would have to agree with this conclusion. Was it the treaty of Versailles and other legal measures that resulted in the rise of dictators after WWI or were there other factors?

I'm interested in learning abiut the Chinese Joan. Is there a good source about it's development and variations throughout history? If it also covers how it was used that would be helpful as well.

So I know that Chinese martial arts can trace back their lineage to premodern China, but how similar are they to how people actually fought?

Was the Jian for instance reeally used the way modern practitioners use it?

Hi! I guess I'm a bit late for this, but I just wanted to ask a few questions related to the topic of Samurai because I'm currently writing a book for nanorimo, and it's based around a ronin and a woman who follows him. Because of this I just have a lot of questions related to Ancient Japan, just to make sure that I'm not writing anything unrealistic. For reference, this story would be taking place in the 1500s, during Sengoku Jidai.

To Elaborate:

Where Would A Samurai Learn How To Fight? - I had the idea that they learned in Dojos as children to learn kenjutsu, but I'm not sure how realistic this idea that I have is. This question is really important because most of the central characters in the story are supposed to have a childhood connection.

What were the expectations for Samurai Women/Girls? - All research that I've seen for this is "Just get married, be obedient to your husband, defend the home, do taxes, pop out sons". But I was wondering if there was any grey area where I could insert a particular character. One of the characters is supposed to be a woman who had a childhood interest in fighting with swords (as opposed to learning how to fight with a naginata like most samurai women) and joined a kenjutsu dojo masquerading as a boy. And yes I know that there were a few samurai women who did fight.

How would a samurai become a Ronin? - I know a Ronin is a masterless samurai, so I'm just wondering how a samurai might lose his/her master. Could they die in battle? Is it likely at all for a samurai to desert his/her master in battle? (As socially taboo as this probably is).

And speaking of which, outside of fighting, what did Samurai do to sustain themselves economically? Did they rule over peasants or did they work alongside them?

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to ask this many questions in one thread, but I appreciate any help that I can get.

I wanna know a good way to learn about ancient egypt on my own time like maybe from some books or the internet. If anyone could recommend me some that would be awesome. Thanks

How much of an impact did Truman's integrating of the military have?

When did these differences come about as well?

[Edit] before you think about putting something to the extent of "Zed's dead" from Pulp Fiction, know that literally dozens have already done the same thing

Me and a friend were talking about the US and its impact on history he kinda drifted off into politics and that's not really a discussion i wanted to have at that moment. I compared the US to being looked back on in history as the Rome of this time period, basically the the capital of the world(kinda weird/wrong but best comparison i could think of, i'm not crazy patriotic or anything). So my biggest questions are when did this happen and in comparison to other "empires" how does the US rank in terms of power and control of the known world in their respective time periods? Please excuse the grammar and i understand the US isnt an empire i just cant think of a better term.

I was at a university open house this past weekend and was incredibly impressed when one of the professors started pulling out refences to ancirnt civilisations as metaphors to stuff he was trying to explain to us.

Im now incredibly interested in the past, and am looking for books. Id really appreciate if you could share some books either you think are good for someone who doesnt know all that much, or too good not to read.

I look forward to your reccomendations. Thanks, -aceneo3

Russia, the UK, America and France were all apart of the Allies during WW2. Was China also considered a part of the Allies?

I was reading about the late Roman Republic Era on random websites and was curious why the settlements of Roman Italy are not called Provinces.

It seems territories outside of Roman Italy are basically Provinces, but within inner territories they are... well I am not sure what they call settlements within Italy that aren't named Rome.

Can anyone illustrate how Roman Italy works and how it's internal borders work? People seem to have maps online on how Roman provinces are territorially divided but nothing about the workings of Italy except after Augustus seems to have taken over.

I mean, it's not popular at all in other western countries.

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I'm looking for good starting sources about the Sumerians in particular but also Mesopotamia and the Indus River Valley civilizations. I'm a novice historian interested in the origins of human civilization. All help is appreciated

The image that I think most people have in their mind of Christianity and Africa is one where Christianity is introduced through colonization, but I was surprised to find out that Christianity entered the northern areas of Africa very early and has stayed there in some places since then.

Did European Christians know that there were African Christians or did encountering them come as a surprise? Were there any differences in religious practices that were shocking to the European or the African Christians? Any details about this first interactions between the two groups of Christians would be very appreciated.

I have been doing some reading on the history of the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula and I recently struck a conversation about Wahhabism and the Saudi royal family with an arab friend from Syria. He claims that it is common knowledge that the ibn Saud House has Jewish roots. This sounds like an unbased rumor for propaganda. Is there any truth do this, and if not where did the rumor originate and why?