Specifically, during the reign of the Mongol Empire.

It seems a lot more economically efficient to enslave the local population rather than ship them across the Atlantic.

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By all accounts, 6th army was the cream of the German army during WW2, having the best equipped and trained soldiers. Why weren't they put into action on the Eastern front until after Barbarossa had failed?

So recently I've been watching a lot of Westerns, and I notice many characters spinning their revolvers. I do not mean spinning the revolver as a trick, like seen by Johnny Ringo is Tombstone, I mean spinning the revolver as it is holstered. I'm sure it's not that loaded of a question but it sparked my interest. I know hollywood tends to put cliche's in their movies so I'm wondering if this actually happened.

I'm looking for a pile of books to read, specifically at the causes of the current state of affairs with the conflict between "The West" and the "Arab World". I'm especially interested in how the processes of colonization and the subsequent decolonization created the stage for this conflict, and also of the rise of anti-western groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS.

Whites in the South fought hard to prevent integration. Was there an economic motive as well as an ideological one? Did whites as a whole profit from Jim Crowe? Or did freeing up the economy for some 20% of the population provide economic growth for both races?

I know that in some parts of the world like medieval europe, marking of the body was considering sinful, however regardless of that, how long would the process have taken for one that would want one?

I know these days that tattoo artists have various sessions, however, I'm looking more so for the medieval perspective and time frame, given that I'm writing a story which involves each person of a particular military group, bearing the same symbol on their back or arm.

Also, keep in mind said symbol would either be the length of the arm and/or back and would only be black, with no colour. If you know the type of dye they would use and what tools they used as well, that helps too.

I am curious, for those who know about the specifics of this-- what are some products that Eastern Bloc nations were famous for producing and selling? This could be to their own citizens, or to other Communist countries. I know East Germany produced the Trabi, a fibreglass car. Were there signature products in Romania? Hungary?

IIFC, the main reason behind the conflict between the Angevins Plantagenet's and the Capet's was the fact the Henry II and his successors did not pay homage for their lands. Wouldn't a solution to this would simply declare independence? Obviously the Capets will try to fight back but wouldn't this destroy any legal avenues they had?

I know that slavery in the Islamic world functioned differently than New World plantation slaves in that slaves could eventually earn their freedom in different parts of the muslim world. But were children born to slaves considered slaves as well or were they considered free people and converted to islam?

Reading Latin literature or touring Roman archaeological sites in Europe, it’s clear that the fish sauce called garum was a huge part of Roman life. Why did its production and consumption die out? Today most Europeans know the stuff only if they’ve been to a Vietnamese restaurant, and it doesn’t seem so appetizing, though it was once a beloved delicacy. Are there any isolated Mediterranean hamlets where garum survived into the medieval era and later?

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Additionally, if it did fall by the wayside, when did this happen and where became the new Rome?

Was it really worth starting a war just to avoid paying their workers one cent? Wouldn't a war inevitably be more expensive and destructive than abolition?

Whenever I approach the topic of people who were writing history in medieval Europe the opinion of their work tends to be pretty negative. Arthurian legends are usually taken to describe why the entire process of writing history was full of inaccuracies and fictions. I would be really interested to find out if there were any notable exceptions to this, who possibly took a more analytical approach to understanding the past?

Listening to the Joe Rogan Experience and wanted a more educated answer.

What could a person who lived in medieval times get for a single gold coin in 13th century? How valuable is it? I know coins differ greatly in weight and value, as well as place to place. so lets just place it in 13th century England. What would be the equivalent in modern money?