Question about biblical history. The Patriarch Abraham was originally from Ur of the Chaldees, which IINW was in Mesopotamia. But since he is regarded as the Father of the Israelites, I assume the Hebrew language came into existence after him. What is the general consensus about this? Does the Hebrew language originate from Mesopotamian language as well?

The colonies were declared in open rebellion in August 1775. The Continental Congress was actively waging war.

Why didn’t the British just March in and break them up?

My friends and I were having a conversation last night about Japan and I brought up the believed to be fact that the island nation asked the United States to give up Hawaii (along with other U.S. possessions in the Pacific) to their empire. This would have occurred prior to the Pearl Harbor attack and I imagine sometime in the 20th century.

I swear I heard or saw this somewhere but cannot seem to find anything on the web about it. All that comes up when I search on Google with the relevant keywords is the attack on Pearl Harbor and the invasion of the Philippines.

Can you guys shed light on this issue I'm having? Maybe I'm wrong?

I know that the US has done horrible things in our past towards Indians. However, I know that a lot of the issues happened before the US came into being as an independent country. My question is:

Are the actions perpetrated by the US towards Indians considered to be genocidal?

I was watching a video about the German counterattack against the 101st Airborne during the Battle of Carentan. The counterattack starts at around daybreak. During this time the Germans have armor and 3 divisions versus 2 divisions. American armor reinforcements don't arrive until 2pm to push back the Germans.

So my question is: how can a single unit survive on the front line that long? How frequently is an infantryman shooting during those 7 hours? How often are they being shot at? Is it a series of short firefights over an extended period of time or constant shooting?

England has had some very impactful, successful, and admired female monarchs. Elizabeth Tudor, Victoria and Elizabeth now. But it seems like their success and esteem didn't really have an impact on women's ability to inherit property or titles.

Were there any feminists earlier in England's history who were influenced by these women's leadership? Why did the public accept the rule of women monarchs, but not give women leadership roles or voting rights based on the queens' competency?

I’ve tried to look into it and seen a lot of modern “Celtic” makeup looks, but to me they often look similar to Nordic or even Inuit tattoo styles. I’m interested in if these modern depictions have any accuracy, or if we even have any record of what they may have looked like. Thanks!

When I say "Nazi laws", I'm specifically referring to any laws that were approved between 1933 and 1945. Part of me keeps thinking about how much of a logistical nightmare it would be to individually repeal each repulsive thing they brought in (as there must have been something worth keeping), which means the only other options are starting from scratch (not really an option) or issuing a so called "Great Repeal Bill" that effectively wipes those years from the records

Would it just be who came out of the womb first? Were there any conflicts because of something like this?

How did german identity develop and how was it before unification? For example, if you asked a (german language speaking) person from the Pomerania region, would they say they are Pomeranians? Would they say they are German? Would they say German and Pomeranian and Polish? Were the identities based mostly on cities, regions, or a general sense of being german?

I am curious because I like to research family history and I wonder how before a german unity people saw their ethnic identities. The regions changed hands so many times; my ancestors came from nowadays Poland, but before it was West Prussia or Pommern. Would an ancestor from Pommern identify themselves as different from an ancestor from West Prussia? Especially if they weren't separated by a lot of distance? Did they keep these differences in places they migrated to (e.g., US, Brazil)? Did they identify at all with the governors (e.g., as Polish subjects)? Did they identify mostly on religious grounds (e.g., a low german speaking catholic would identify more with a catholic pole than a high german speaking lutheran)?

Two more curious things about my ancestors. First, in the records, after migrating to the Americas, people were identified based on origin/ethnicity. Different documents say different things for the same person, sometimes Poland, sometimes Germany, sometimes Prussia. Second, an ancestor was from West Prussia but named their son "Palatine", and I wonder how likely he felt identified with the Pfalz region all the way in the west

The tradition of reciting the Iliad and Odyssey must have been very comprehensive, because they had to remember every line for generations, before it was written down in the 8th century BC.

In ancient Greek art, the Corinthian helmet is depicted overwhelmingly, due to its romantic associations with the past.

The Iliad describes another type of helmet in great detail, the boar tusk helmet. This reflects the existence of an actual helmet type used from the 17th-10th centuries BC.

So the Iliad was describing a helmet that had not been used for 200 years!

it made me wonder if the Iliad and the Odyssey gave some other interesting and precise historical details of events and things that were not contemporary to the orators.

I know the law states that it shouldn't, but why? Like what's the history between them and the monarchy they got beef or sumn?

What is above. What factors made Venice so important in the glass trade

Hello! So lately I’ve been researching my family’s history and genealogy and I began to wonder if, in history, would a single individual have more than one coat of arms? For example would a knight maybe have a personal coat of arms and a family coat of arms? Any help and sources for me to read would be greatly appreciated!

As a US Citizen, one of the most distinctive features of my country's government is the system of Checks and Balances to ensure that no single person has too much power. I also know that Checks and Balances were not new when the Constitution was drafted- Athens, Sparta, and Rome all had checks and balances in their government, and the methods of Checks and Balances practiced in the Graeco-Roman world would not have been unknown to learned scholars in the Middle Ages.

Aside from the principle of Sanctuary (legal or customary prohibitions against arresting someone on Church grounds), what formal or informal Checks and Balances existed in Medieval Europe to prevent any one person from gaining too much power, or to prevent people from abusing what power they had?

In honor of Broadway reopening in September (and my ticket purchase for October!!) I spent all week listening to Six: the Musical. The chorus for Anne’s song goes:

You, you said that I tricked ya

Cause I, I didn’t look like my profile picture

Too, too bad I don’t agree

So I’m gonna hang it up for everyone to see

And you can’t stop me

Cause I’m the Queen of the castle

I tried some googling and couldn’t find out what happened to the portrait during that time. Is this just a fun line for the show or was the portrait actually hung in Richmond Palace?

Edit: Obligatory sorry for the terrible formatting I’m on mobile