What did the Aztecs call the Caribbean, the lands of North America, the lands of South America, and Central America itself?

Early in America's history, the capital was in Philadelphia. Shortly after the formation of the country, the capital was moved to New York and ultimately to Washington D.C.

I understand the logic behind moving the capital to D.C., since that was a good middle ground and the land wasn't owned by any state. And I understand how the capital started in Philly. But what was the logic behind briefly moving it to NYC?

The kind where a nation was low on troops so they hired armies to fight for them.

Let's please leave our personal beliefs out of this and focus on the literary/historical/scientific aspect.

I recently came across a claim:

The number 40 in the bible is used to signify that it was a large amount of something, not precisely 40. So "40 years" would be "more than 15 years, but we're not exactly sure how many".

Is there any substance to this claim? I was unable to find any sources myself, but I'm very much intrigued, it sounds plausible and sheds an interesting light on a lot of the stories.

The United States had many different bombers during WW2. I understand that the B29 was only developed towards the end of the war, but in which situations did they decide to use which (B17, B24, etc...)

I understand that each had different roles, but what were they? Thanks

Why was human sacrifice so common in mesoamerican societies? I know it was practiced in some form around the world, but not to the same extent as by the Mayans, Incas, Moche etc.

What is it that made all these cultures sacrifice so many humans? Did they develop the habit individually? Or is it even possible that they believed in some form in the same gods?

I'm new to the area and haven't lived in Missouri as long as some and I was fascinated when I heard that the farmers market has been there since 1779. I love hearing about old cities and buildings and I love close enough to the area to walk through it and would love to check out the area imagining when I was built but I can't seem to find anything about when Soulard was founded or settled outside of who it was named for.

Hammurabi was a very influential person and we still use sayings that he said, yet he was never put into the bible(not that I have seen). Why would he not be put into "God's book" when many of his time considered him an envoy of gods? Is it possible that his stories were lost to Christians?

Did pre-agricultural humans have any notion of a planned meal schedule, or did they just eat whenever they could find food?

Like the BBC's living spaghetti in the 1960's but in ancient Rome or Athens? But not like the Trojan Horse, I mean a hoax more for fun or to embarass some high ranking person or something.

A lot might guess either the winner or alphabetical order comes first, but Mexican–American War, Spanish-American War, Philippine–American War, and many more examples disprove this.

I'm hoping someone can point out a rule of thumb on which country goes first?

Hello historians. I'm currently working on a report/narrative on Russian trade, especially between Russia and the United States, ca. 1789 to 1917. I'm more interested in WHAT was traded rather than interpreting what patterns may have developed and why.

If anyone could provide recommend some good sources, I would be extremely grateful. Unfortunately, Imperial Russian Economic history hasn't been substantially documented, so anything helps. Thank you so much for the assistance!

Simple question, why didn't Hitler invade and finish off the British Empire before taking on the Soviet Union? Because of this he ended up taking too much on his plate, and getting destroyed.

I imagine this happened with less and less regularity as time went on. What's the most famous example, if there is one? Most recent?

In just a few weeks I will be starting my undergraduate course in History with Economics. Despite having always been an avid History student and reader with it being my best subject throughout school and college, I am worried about the step up to University History work.

Any advice you may have would be appreciated. It is mostly seminars and group work that worrries me most, as lectures are how I prefer to learn typically.

What was your experience? Any pitfalls you fell into? Particular resources that could be useful?

Apologies if this is not an acceptable question for the sub, but it seemed a logical place for obvious reasons.

Thank you for any responses you can offer.

We all know he didn't fiddle as Rome burned, but he was known for playing the lyre. Was he any good at it?