Growing up in a modern and most likely Western society we all take property rights for granted. I am wondering how this idea came into being and since when (or in which society) it has been expected that you can actually 'own' something without the fear of it being taken away from you. Also, how did the introduction of property rights influence economic activity?

It seems like almost all of modern fantasy(at least in the mainstream) is based in some way off of the world of Tolkien, with his conception of elves amd orcs and such. Was this massive influence on the genre known within his lifetime?

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the US took photos of the nuclear warheads by using aerial photography. Were there any instances that Kennedy sent special forces into Cuba to photograph the missiles up close?

If I was attending the Council at Chalcedon in 451 C.E. to decide if the Doctrine of the Trinity was to be incorporated into canon theology:

-Who would I likely be (Who attended this meeting, how large was it?)

-How diverse were the opinions of those attending the Council re: incorporating the Trinity?

-Was there a competing school of thought regarding Jesus' nature which held quite a bit of weight among Council attendees?

-How was the authority of this Council decided upon in the first place? Competing theologies may still exist, but why was this Council at all accepted?

If white South Africans were a minority, how could they maintain control over such a large population of blacks? Were politicians, police officers and soldiers exclusively white?

And why did no one ever look at a train and think, "Why don't we take off the rails?"?

What exactly did she do that made the country love her so much?

Thanks!

I know it's a weird question but I heard this somewhere. If u can provide a source that would be helpful.

Or were there any plans to do so, for that matter?

This might be prehistory, and as such out of this sub's scope, but I was wondering if we know how the knowledge of fire creation spread. Were people of the time so centrally located that the innovation was easily passed or is it known/assumed a few people figured it out at a similar time?

To add clarity, I'm curious about starting a fire from "scratch" with two sticks or a flint, and not referring to controlling a fire that had been started naturally I.e. dry conditions or lightning.

-Did they capture ALL U.S. soldiers or did they exclude black soldiers and/or Asian soldiers?

-What methods/traps did they use to capture U.S. soldiers.

-How many POW camps were there estimated to be during the war?

-Were there any non-U.S. POW's in the camps?

-How were the camps designed?

-Were the POW's chained or caged in any way?

-What methods of torture did they use on POW's?

-If someone were to escape a POW camp how did they do it?

Did the townhome/condo thing even exist? I was thinking about this on the way home from work yesterday, and it intrigued me for some reason. Thanks!

Hi,

I hope such a question isn't against the subreddit rules. I didn't see anything against it. I'm looking for a book which is authoritative and presents what is the consensus among historians. It would also be great if its includes evidences and such, but I'd rather if its not too scholarly. I'm very interested in the history of Hinduism, and would like to learn more!

Thanks