Most divisions of time are based on some observable cycle (solar years, lunar months, days), but is the inspiration for grouping seven (or fewer, or greater) days together?

You just send your Chancellor and after some time he gives you a claim for a county or duchy but it seems to easy.

Why does writing seem dependent on agriculture and states?

When you are looking at the history of WW2, you see a lot of Marine units in the Pacific, and a lot of Army units in Europe. Was that pretty much mutually exclusive, or were there some units from both in the other theaters.

Seeing how the Allies controlled North Africa and parts of Italy by this point, why was France invaded from the top, and not the bottom in order to open the second front?

Sorry if this is a frequently asked question.

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So I found out about the recordings of Hitler and Mannerheim and it has made me a little confused on Finlands role in WW2. I thought they were a very neutral country since it just recently got its independence.

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I am very interested in the human mind and PTSD is something ive always wondered about and how long it has "existed" in history.

So now I found this subreddit and immediatly thought of this question.

So are there any records of PTSD in history? Did knights that fought in medieval(or any other) time(s) suffer from it? I mean I can think of several traumatic experiences they could have endured.

I've heard that the remains of Hitler, that are in Russia, actually belong to a woman. Of course there are some theories about him, and other high ranking nazis escaping to South-America.

I saw a post on reddit that there are 300+ places in Norway alone that are literally called "Hell". Why is this? Did the Norwegians have a particular fascination with the concept of Hell? Is there an explanation for this?

In Edward Hopper's painting Nighthawks, the men are seen wearing hats at a diner bar.This painting is from 1947 I think. In an episode of The Sopranos, Tony has a younger man take his hat off in a restaurant in what seemed to be an attempt to uphold a standard of decorum in a modern world gone awry. What did it say about the men in the painting that there hats were on? Was Tony's attempt at preserving old values misguided? To what degree did the wearing of a hat indicate class at that time?

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Ok, I know they wouldn't be legitimate, and I know only Henry FitzRoy was acknowledged, but what is the likelihood that he has unknown descendants out there?

I'm assuming that in many places that education was suspended, that education was probably not the highest priority at the time. How long did it take to reestablish education (primary, secondary, and university) in those areas?

My question has two parts:

• How was a successor chosen in the Ottoman Empire? I've heard various explanations, most of them suggesting that there wasn't really a standard procedure. Is it really true that a new sultan would frequently have to kill many of his brothers to ensure his place? Was there ever a period in Ottoman history where a standard succession law was put in place?

• I have read that potential heirs, claimants and deposed Sultans would live in "the cage"--a part of the imperial palace which basically served as a comfortable prison where they would be isolated from the world and under constant surveillance by palace guard. How many sultans came out of this environment? How did they develop the skills needed to lead an empire without any real experience governing territory or leading armies (or even interacting with humans other than residents of the palace)? What was the point of it--did it come about due to the disorganized nature of Ottoman succession?

As a Korean-American student, I recently found out that President Truman is very unpopular among certain South Koreans because of his action. As far as I know, General Macarthur advanced very far into Korean territory, and it would not have taken much to take control of the rest of North Korea. If Truman had decided to invade the remaining lands, would there be no communist state of North Korea? Is this considered overall an effective decision?

In class, we're learning about the debates in the 1890s about using silver to back currency, as I understand it. Why is this important and what does this mean(in simple terms)?

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