Its a phenomenon that had to have occurred back then. People hundreds, even thousands, of years ago still wore clothes. I can only imagine the static that would have been generated by wearing heavy fur coats. So its not unlikely that people would have experienced static shock, maybe even seen a little spark. What explanations were given for that phenomenon in a time before we understood electricity?

I tried searching for this, but I couldn't find anything so I apologize if this is a repeat question.

I'm looking for books about plague doctors. Mostly interested in stuff about the bubonic plague. But I understand if that's too narrow a field so if there also exists a book about medical history that touches on that specific era that would also be great. Thanks!

i watching kung fu panda 2 and the peacock belived with gunpowder weapons he could reunite china.yeah , pretty silly but in all sincere what impact did gunpowder have on chinese history

Specifically did the developement go Monophonic, Polyphonic, Homophonic? Or was there a different "evolution"?

Also, I know there were more than just Major and Minor scales in Europe, but did the Asian cultures develope any scales that would sound very odd to European ears?

I've seen that there are some people here with a great academic backgrounds that write lengthy, well-written and well-researched answers to questions posed by anyone. Some of these articles belong published in a history magazine. I am always amazed to see that happening, esp. the effort that they put into this; personally, although I could spent an hour writing an answer, I'd rather just cite bibliography - considering that many of these questions are either too broad (why did the Roman Empire fall?) or too specific (what were the late Roman laws regarding shipping loans? Was Babatha related to Salome Komaise or not ?) to be tackled in anything less than a book or a scientific article. And God knows, in my days I learned that there's an article about pretty much everything.

So, Reddit historians, what makes you tick ?

I'm just curious on why so few were chosen for the task to stand against a force of such massive numbers. I've saw some things about religion and festivals but I was just wondering.

Thank you in advance for any answers.

What sorts of instruments and styles were used? Where did they play, and to what purpose? I'm thinking mostly of pre-Alexandran civilization, though i would be interested in later (Roman) music too.

Based on advice in the comments, I've narrowed this down to three peoples in particular: the Akkadians, the Assyrians, and the Celtic Galatians. I'd be happy to learn a little more about any of the three.

Lets say it's a common peasant around 1500 in england. If most people didnt, was there a time they did? Were some areas more likely to have believers? How much more likely was a noble to think theyre just stories? Vampires, werewolves?

It seems so strange to have politicians running for office on a platform of "government doesn't work and never can". Is this a recent phenomenon, or has it been around forever?

As the title says; I'm just wondering how much equipment a WWII Commando would actually carry on his person during a conflict?

I recently saw a piece of artwork featuring the Commandos in a combat situation; the bullets were flying, men were running around fighting, and yet every single guy had his backpack firmly on. To me this seems a little far fetched - surely if you came into a live fire situation like that you'd take the earliest possible opportunity to drop your heavy bag and lighten yourself up?

In the same image, it shows the soldiers fighting whilst wearing their distinctive berets rather than a tin hat. Again, this seems strange; I don't quite find it believable that some of the most professional and pragmatic soldiers in the world would choose to wear a beret instead of protective headgear.

Maybe it's just an artists interpretation, or maybe my thoughts are completely wrong. Either way, I'd be interested to know. Cheers guys! :)

Apologies if the question posed is a tad vague, but I am not sure how to rephrase it.

No one ever talks about it and while it was a relatively minor front during the war, I would like to know a little bit more about the region during, and after the war, like

• Why was the conquest so short and what was the state of the armies involved?
• Were there any major battles that took place during said invasions or was it general attrition that wearied the defenders down?
• Was there ever any major resistance throughout the war?
• How was the region liberated (through an actual assault, the Germans retreating, etc.)

I know that the Russian revolution happened near the end of World War One but I was wondering if it was directly caused by Russia fighting in the war (strain on economy/resources/etc.) or the war just diminished the tsarist families ability ability to quell any rebellions?