If the Sea People were this all-encompassing, civilization-ending invasion, why aren't they given any mention in the Bible? Weren't the Israelites in Canaan, chilling out, or whatever?

The announcers keep referencing stats going back to the 1920s. It's hard to imagine that anything was similar enough for a team's record in the 20s to be relevant to how the game is played today.

Does it break rules to ask a general question about major changes in professional sports and have kind of a sports open session post–game 7? There didn't seem to be a sports section in the FAQ.

I'm curious to know if years or firing bows, particularly some of the types requiring lots of strength, like English long bows, would have left archers with visually apparent disproportionate musculature. I imagine they wouldn't draw the bow with each hand to even out development.

If you'd seen a company of archers, would you notice anything disproportionate about them?

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I've seen white supremacists parading this article about the Zulu king saying life was better under apartheid , I saw this guardian article from 2002 that survey saying sixty percent of South Africans thought life was better under apartheid(of course that was back in 2002 and life has improved since then).

The western media is infamous for only showing the bad side of SA, and the ANC became ridiculously corrupt after Mandela. What happened to the ANC, why did they become corrupt to the point of black comedy? They are largely to blame for the pains of SA society. What are the areas of SA life that improved?

I need help because I wish to combat the lies of white supremacists, who want people to think that Africans were better offer under colonialism, and that they can't govern themselves.

Was it the USA army and marine helmets? the Germans, Russians, or Japanese helmets? The British or Canadians? Which nation's infantry helmets were the strongest and were best capable of blocking an enemy battle rifle round?

I've heard people say that, during WW1 and WW2, the British Indian Army (or more specifically the native units) was seen as cannon fodder and also that they were revered for their martial prowess (said by different people). So, did the British Government and command see native Indian units as equal to white units, or is it closer to say that they were viewed as expendable?

High everybody. Really quickly. Why did Sherman decide on Total War through his Georgia campaign. This isn't "why did Sherman want to take out Georgia or the Carolinas" it's "why did he decide on Total War" thanks a lot everybody.

Hey guys, I've read the rules and I think I'm allowed to post this here....I'm sorry if I'm not, and I apologize in advance for what will undoubtedly be poor formatting. (I'm on my cell phone)

I'm a university history student currently working on my senior capstone project, and I was hoping to get a few outside opinions before I really went all-in with my theory. Before it gets mentioned, I've spoken with my professor, but....to be frank, she isn't much help.

Here it goes,

If anyone isn't familiar (as I was not until recently), Fredrick Jackson Turner's thesis pertains to how the "frontier" played a large role in shaping the national identity of America. That where "civilization meets savagery" is the root of many quintessential American characteristics, and that the West acted as a safety-valve for the discontent/disenfranchised. (I just really started digging into Turner in the last few days so I don't have all the nuances of the thesis down.)

For the sake of brevity, I won't try and explain all of my theories that I (think) I can use, but the basic gist of my working thesis is this: The iconic status of Route 66 is a result of the "frontier effect," and affirms many aspects of Turner's thesis.

My method of approach is to examine 4 separate groups that have used the road as their "escape" to new opportunities. The Okies from the dust bowl, WW2 vets in the post-war years, African-Americans in the Second Great Migration....and then the current "heritage tourists" that use the road to hypothetically escape modern times, back to the perceived "good ol' days" from their childhoods.

In a nutshell, that's what I'm working with. What do you think? Any advice?

Sorry about the wall of text, and thank you for reading! And thank you in advance for your input!

This is mostly inspired by a very common (and arguably trite) trope in fiction now where gods are powered by worship, which is a convenient way to explain why, in your syncretic fiction where all gods exist, Zeus isn't running around doing things.

But...how did the people of the time (where worship of Zeus and syncretic polytheism was a thing) actually see those gods? Was worship merely a matter of mollifying and not feeding? Akin to a sort of patron relationship I've seen in other parts of the world where writings songs about potentates means they become your patron, even if your work is of little actual value in terms of helping them keep power?

And what happened when Gods stopped being worshiped? What happens if either people stop caring or say...some sort of ethnic cleansing or purge occurred.What would you then say happened to that god? Is it lurking somewhere like Yahweh, waiting for revenge, or is it gone? Or, by virtue of having its people destroyed is it considered a false god?

Or does it just cease to be something of concern?

I know purple was very hard to come by in the ancient era. It came from a specific mollusk, and took a lot of them to dye just one garment. But were there ever alternatives used? If so, what is the source or evidence that they did?

I know the Holy Roman Empire had no permanent capital and had a tendency to move around. Nonetheless I still havent found anything on which cities were preferred by which dynasties and when. i.e. ottonians, hohenstaufens, luxembourgs etc. Could a Free Imperial City (Like Frankfurt) have been used as a capital?

Poland and especially what was Czechoslovakia during the time in question have a very long tradition of brewing and consuming beer. For example, pilsener was first brewed in, and got its name from, Plzeň. Many of the breweries operating in those countries today can trace their roots well before World War II. What happened to them under the Communist regimes and after? And, in a related question, how available and affordable was beer to the average citizen in those countries?

Edit: I'm speaking as a US citizen and do not know how this is covered in Europe.

Specifically I'm asking about the ARPANET and USENET days.

I guess it's two questions: What is the oldest castle still standing in the US? What was the first castle built in the US?

Were there siege engines of some sort? were there very effective walls around many cities? would cities be conquered mainly by large numerical advantages?

Edit: I should clarify the title... fighting against Finland. On the Soviet side.

I know that speakers of Finnish dialects from Finnish Karelia and eastern Karelians in Russia can more or less be plotted along a cultural/ethnic/linguistic continuum.

It got me thinking about what it would mean for a Russian Karelian, say, one from Petrazavodsk or Kostamuksha, to be pitted against the Finns as a Russian soldier-- when he may be able to understand some Finnish dialects (certainly ones right across the border), and find the culture familiar.

Are there records of this happening? Was there a conflict of loyalty here? Just how Russian did Karelians in Russia feel during this period (vs. feeling alligned with the Finns, or perhaps only with Finnish-Karelians).

Generally I've understood that the French Revolution is one of the most important events in the timeline of feudalism ceasing to be the dominant political and economic system of the Western world. In that sense I'm curious if it's considered to be a capitalist revolution in the same vein as how the Russian Revolution of 1917 is considered to be a socialist revolution. In its time, was it thought of that way by the people participating in it or by others around the world? Is it considered that nowadays from a historical perspective?