Or did they just not shave at all...

With the uproar about the new Moses movie, would ancient Egyptians been closer to the other eastern Mediterranean peoples, or their neighbors to the south? I doubt they were the predominantly Arab peoples that live there now considering that was nearly two thousand years before the Muslim conquest.

I am looking for a good, readable, general interest history about the Cherokee People; specifically the Trail of Tears. Recently (like a week ago!) I officially become a citizen of the Cherokee Nation (along with my dad, uncle, brother, and niece and want a good book I can give them as Christmas presents (Cherokee nation rules state that if you are direct descendant of someone listed on the Dawes Roll census you can be a citizen; my great grandmother was a Cherokee on the rolls. It took a LOT of document wrangling on my part, and almost 3 years on their part... but it's done!)

Ironically and interestingly, I recently had a DNA test showing I was like 50 percent Scandanavian, 40 percent eastern European, 8 percent German, and like 2 percent "undetermined". I guess that's my indian blood. My new CDIB card (Certificate Degree of Indian Blood) says I'm 1/64th... so I can tell people I'm officially more than one percent and less than two percent Indian. hehe...

But seriously, I am looking to learn more about my heritage and would love a great, general interest book as a starting point and would love suggestions!

BTW, my grandma died when I was six (1974). She was born around 1890... and she would talk about hearing HER grandparents talk about their experiences on the Trail of Tears. I find that astonishing, honestly. People talk about this stuff being so far in the past, but in my lifetime I've had a direct relative talk about her own family members directly relating their experiences during the removal. Wow.

Is there any evidence of discussion between (or internal to) the Allies of any terms for Germany short of unconditional surrender?

In the end the Finnish were eventually defeated in the Continuation War so how come they seemed to be the exception when it comes to Axis nations that were occupied by Soviet forces?

I'm asking for my high school aged sibling. A google search didn't really help. Excuse me if this is not where to ask.

Or am I missing something, and he wasn't well approved?

I've been thinking of going for a graduate degree in 20th century US history and I was just wondering what grad school was like? What was the worst part? Any specific advice or grave warnings to prospective students?

I believe that it is commonly understood that throughout the cities of Europe in the middle ages and later, water was generally undrinkable.

At what point do we see this begin to change and where?

Edit: Having looked at the FAQs on clean water I would amend my question to focus more on when and where did modern sanitisation programs and freely available clean water begin to appear?

I've constantly heard that Japan was running short on fuel even before Pearl Harbor. But how bad was it really? So far as I can tell the Japanese were always able to muster their forces to meet the Allies, even towards the latter part of the war. Did it ever get so bad they had to leave 200 planes on the Tarmac during a battle because they physically couldn't get them in the air? Ever have to leave tanks in depot because they couldn't be fueled?

For example:

• Were Loyalists generally well known (as Loyalists) to their neighbors and community?
• Are there records of Loyalists being discriminated against/persecuted after the War's end?
• How long did memories of one's Loyalist past persist?

In high profile or unjust-law cases, for example.

In that many European monarchies claimed to be the "successor" of Rome. (eg. the Romanovs, the Holy Roman Empire)

Edit: the Roman Empire, not the city of Rome.

My current history course has been exploring the subject of reformers from the Antebellum era in US History and I was curious as to what individual experiences were like in these Utopias.

I've wondered why militaries would form up in an open area and fire upon each other with absolutely no cover. Why was this common place at the time despite it's obvious disadvantages?

Was the thought of an atomic bomb universal before the US's success? Were spies involved?

Seeing as the US had Einstein, Oppenheimer and their ilk at the helm... It's incredible that anyone was on the same successful track.

I am really interested in learning about the history of the Vikings and Nordic culture. Curious if any one has any suggestions for books to start with. I am open to popular history books, but also interested in more scholarly works. Thanks for helping spread knowledge!

Does the veracity of oral history decay at a predicable rate? What are some examples where science has confirmed accounts of history from legends/epics?