I imagine living in areas that were largely swamps would mean they'd encounter them quite a bit and without guns it seems that fighting them off would be even more difficult. Maybe I'm approaching the question wrong and they had ways of avoiding them, in which case I'd be interested in how they went about that.

Not so much where did they go, but what these men do in the down time? Were they sent to the pacific? Were their campaigns in Europe that were accessible? Did they patrol the African desert?

What were some of his policies that contributed to him being peaceful?

Either that or refer me to some online resources that would be good for consultation (I have access to a lot of databases like jstor through my university). Basically, I am interested in what industries were there, why they went by the wayside, and how the deeply ingrained drug culture got there (especially as a result of dead industries and/or failing infrastructure). Also, the diversity of the population is interesting, how did it get that way?

Were there colors/dyes that were restricted to the Old and/or New World before the Columbian Exchange?

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I'm having trouble identifying set ideas of Neoplatonism. Is the idealization of the human body a Neoplatonic ideal? I'm having trouble being able to find the influence is had on Renaissance art, literature, and music because I can't seem the grasp the gist of what the neoplatonic teachings are. Also, if you're feeling extra pumped, an overview of what Italian Renaissance Humanism is, and what its philosophy professes, would be of immense help and guidance. Thanks in advance! Cheers.

I've seen some posts on this subreddit that say Japan was close to a complete economic collapse by the end of the war and took the treaty as a way out. Is this true? Why and How? If it isn't true, why didn't Japan refuse to accept the treaty and push for greater concessions from Russia? Thanks

Basically the title explains it all, however, I don't mean like someone who has written books on the Civil War and Reconstruction. While each subject has distinct historiographical developments, they are (in the grand scheme of things) pretty similar.

I'm interested in someone who has perhaps written on subjects like the Civil War and Medieval France; academic subjects that have nothing in common with each other and requires a mastery of two very different fields of inquiry.

In high school I remember doing a small unit in my English class on Norse mythology and I'm just wondering how it went from being a religion to mythology. I hope this isn't a dumb question, I know extrodinaraly little on the subject. Thanks!!

Being the age of the beginning of industrialization I'm curious to know about some of the first/ most important instances of industrial espionage.

How did Abraham Lincoln reconcile his belief in the natural law equality of all people but claim not to support the civil equality of black and whites? This pertains especially Lincoln pre-1862

I mean it's definitely good, but I don't know that it's better as a whole than other branches of European cuisine (Spanish and Italian food spring to mind as equally good or better contenders).

So why is it that French restaurants are the gold standard for fancy food, French chefs are held in such high regard, and we use french words for so many foods/techniques/kitchen tools?

My argument for this is that Vesuvius is over a dozen miles away from Pompeii, in clear sight. There should have been ample time to get away on foot.

What sounds most likely to me is that the explosion was powerful enough to instantaneously kill thousands of people in their homes, but this seems at odds with buildings and walls still remaining standing.

So what could have happened to those poor people that they were buried in ash in their own homes?

Pilots spent hours upon hours flying in bombers and escorts over great distances, how did they deal with it?

I read in a textbook that communism in general is against ethnic diversity. Is this true?