!/u/Xuande88 answered!< What led to the stagnation of Muslim innovation and science when they were once considered the leaders in science and mathematics during Medieval times?

!/u/FrenchMurazor answered!< What stopped William I of England and other English monarchs that held land in France and England at the same time from declaring their French holdings part of The Kingdom of England?

!/u/Libertat answered!< Did Druidic People Know About Carthage in Roman Times?

!/u/mythoplokos answered!< As a woman living during the time periods of ancient Greece or Rome, would I live in constant fear of being sexually assaulted due to the normality of sexual assault (specifically men against women) through slavery at those times? When did it stop becoming less of an issue?

!/u/Dont_Do_Drama answered!< In school, I learned a lot about about Ancient Greek theater and Elizabethan theater but very little theater in between those time periods. Why?

!/u/epicyclorama answered!< How exactly did Arthurian tradition take off to such a large degree in France?

!/u/J-Force answered!< Gerald of Wales (c. 1146-1223) is infamous in Ireland for having reported the Irish as backwards and barbaric, which impacted and was used to justify English rule over Ireland. But do any other contemporaneously written works by others exist which refute Gerald’s damaging perspectives?

!/u/jelvinjs7 answered!< Youtuber called "explained in 30 seconds" says the first language was a simple language to learn, consisting of only 500 words. What kind of language was the first language?

!/u/Lubyak answered!< Did Japan's Imperial government pre WW2 have any actual control over the Military?

!/u/MullaNasreddin answered!< What did people in Afghanistan do for fun after the Taliban banned nearly every pastime?

!/u/PurrPrinThom answered!< Ancient and medieval scribes made several errors and changes when copying the Bible, leading to several passages where the original version is disputed to this day, and several instances where errors have shaped the way key passages are understood. Is the same true of any sufficiently ancient text?

!/u/trolley8 answered!< At what point did American Amish become noticeably "behind the times" technologically compared to their rural non-Amish neighbors? To 19th century Americans, were the Amish distinctive in terms of their use/non-use of technology? If not, were they distinctive in other ways?

!/u/Docimus answered!< Did Walter Mondale really believe he could beat Ronald Reagan in 1984 or did he know he was in for a beating but chose to be the party’s sacrificial lamb?