If her name in french was Jeanne why do we still call her Joan? Is it merely an anglicization of her name? If so how come it's not popular to call Leonardo da Vinci: Leo of Vinci? I there a historical reason or is it arbitrary?

How did Religion help America grow as a Society? Was it through politics? Economics? or did it not help at all?

Not personally (e.g., Jefferson owning multiple slaves) but were there ever slaves considered "property of the United States government" and used for public works projects such as railroads, shipbuilding, etc?

Just out of curiosity. I was wondering if America's anti-drug policies during the Cold War were in response to a Soviet attitude.

Are we talking a Mr Clean look or just a high forehead? Somewhere in between? 'The Bald' seems like a rather odd (almost insulting) name for a powerful king.

My 10 yr old boy is interested in World History far more than I ever was at his age.. someone recommended A Little History of the World.

I did a little background reading on the title and it seems to be a winner. I thought I attempt to find other simplified material.

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated, thanks

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So, I just finished reading The Boston Massacre by Hiller Zobel (which I think was recommended by someone on AskHistorians). I thought it was a really great and detailed examination of attitudes and events in colonial Boston. Is there any book that will take me the rest of the way from around 1770 up through the revolutionary war?

I've always wondered at what point did cultures start looking down on heavy consumption?

How were these assignments' experiences different between Entente and Central Powers?

If you had to serve in a combat role, which of those assignments would you have picked and why?

For example, why do we say FDR, JFK and LBJ, but never WJC (William Jefferson Clinton) or BHO (Barack Hussein Obama)?

Don't know if this should be a question for Ask Science or Ask Historians but I thought I'd give this sub a try first. How was asthma treated in young patients (5-18yrs) from 1900 to 1930? Did treatments vary depending on country or socio-economic status? Was there any stigma for children with asthma? Were there any medical advancements of note during that time period? When did use of an inhaler (like what is used by children and adolescents today) become common?

I'm asking because I had an ancestor who suffered from asthma who was a kid and young adult during or around that time. It got me curious about how she might have dealt with it growing up.

Obviously guns and more specifically automatic guns make it a lot easier. But are we just drawn to these events because of the obvious extreme tragedy, or because they are something new?

As a lifelong Chicagoan, I've heard plenty of anecdotes about the strong political clout of Mayor Daley on more than one occasion. Anyone who can set the record straight?

More broadly, what role did the Chicago machine play in national politics during the 1950's, 1960s and 1970s?

When did Islam have things develop things like seminary schools and a religious class of people?

Okay this topic is pretty much begging for Rakony to answer:

1. I've heard that the Mongol invasion devastated the population of Iran. Is there any truth to this claim?

2. How did Islam fair under the Mongols? Were religious holdings taxed? How quickly did the Mongols convert to Islam?

3. How did the Persian noblemen fair under the Mongols? Were they allowed to keep their lands? Were they integrated into the army and the inner circles of power?

4. How did the Persian bureaucrats fair under the Mongols? Did the Mongols rely on this class to rule over Iran?

5. What impact did the Mongol invasion have on art?

6. What impact did the Mongol invasion have on science?

7. What impact did the Mongol invasion have on philosophy?

8. What impact did the Mongol invasion have on trade?

9. Did the Seljuqs of Rum consider interfering with the Mongol conquest of Iran?

10. Did the Mongols leave any lasting cultural impact in Iran?

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I knew you'd deliver!

He died in 1778 in Paris, so by then the Declaration of Independence and the Battle of Saratoga had already occurred. I'm interested to know his response to the conflict at the time.