In particular, I'm curious if the house slaves looked down upon them or felt that they were in their position due to negative habits, qualities, or behavior.

A couple of months ago I read the book by Elena Poniatowska, The Night of Tlatelolco, and up to that point I had never linked the Olympic games with the 1968 protests, but seeing as it happened merely days before the games started I can´t see how would the government have managed to silence the whole thing and keep all the international media, who were already there, out of it.

Now we know the official version was a lie, but was it questioned outside of Mexico back then?

Thank you.

I have seen this mentioned quite a lot online, and after doing a little bit of research I came to the conclusion it has something to do with war.

But I was wondering if someone on this subreddit could give a more detailed explanation of what happened between those countries.

I understand that they amputated limbs excessively. Was it pre-emptive or only after an infection started? If they were aware of infections, what piece of the puzzle were they missing to get to sanitation as a preventative method?

Preferably about what happened to them after WWI. Also if you can point me to any other relevant information that would be extremely helpful.

It was invented by the Iroquois and still played in those areas, but the main hot-spots of the sport are the wealthy areas of Baltimore and Long Island. How did that come about?

*historically.

Apologies for the typo

I was just wondering how you guys felt about the above. While the mongols are usually portrayed (in Western Literature at least) as a massive horde of barbarians that raped, killed, and burned everything in their path, the truth (or the truth as I have found it) is that the Mongols played a crucial role in linking eastern and western Asia. I can point to the famous Muslim traveler, Ibn Battuta, who's travels likely wouldn't have been possible without the Mongol expansion, as proof of this.

Responses or any other sources that I could be pointed to are welcome!

Source: Lapidus' "Islamic Societies to the Nineteenth Century: A Global History"

This is richly debated elsewhere, and it occurred to me that some here may know more than the average tuba player.

In an 1871 letter preparing for a performance of Aida at La Scala, Verdi wrote "I wish to insist once again on a fourth trombone. That bombardon is not possible……I would prefer a trombone-basso which is the same family as the others; but if this turns out to be too much trouble or too difficult to play, then get one of those ordinary ophicleides that go down to low B."

So what was "that bombardon" he was anxious to avoid turning up in his opera pit probably like? And what was the "cimbasso" for which he scored some operas like? (NB: it was not the modern cimbasso, which is a creature of the 20th century.)

Any lore?

I'm reading some fantasy books, and it's occurred to me that this is a huge recurring motif, that castles had secret passages, revolving fireplaces, etc. Is there such a thing? How elaborate did they get?

Normally I'm spurred to ask questions after having read a book, watched a show, or read news article that leads me on a Google binge and then inevitably a Wikipedia black-hole. But I'm left feeling still in the dark and not sure where else to look, so I'll come here.

I'll feel so overwhelmed with what all I want to ask, but worried about how to appropriately phrase it, while also following all the rules, that many times I feel like I'm not asking the question I really want answered. Which feels akin to trying to communicate to someone who doesn't speak your language.

Which often leads to many great answers, but about something not quite where I was aiming. Also I can't get past the feeling that when I want to ask a question, it should be as interesting as possible, because while it's great so many are willing to give insight from their professions or hobbies, I don't want to make it a chore or boring questions.

If they weren't used in organized warfare between agricultural states, any answer to "why not" would be speculative. But- why not? Wouldn't a simple carved stick have added power and range to every javelin throw?

Take a random original document from ancient Greece or China. Today I could presumably find its text on any number of books and websites. But how did the text exist prior to the modern day? Were most original sources copied and re-copied over the centuries? Or is it more common for scholars to have preserved the original copy?

I'm sure there's a million answers, just wondering if there's any kind of "typical" path that a document takes.

Hi! I noticed women in the ancient Rome had little freedom and their lives were controlled by their fathers, brothers or husbands. Were there any reasons behind this scenario besides that the fact that ancient Rome was a highly patriarchal society?