History Weekly Newsletter - Friday, October 31, 2014

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Top new questions this week: What is the last historical mention of people worshipping the Roman gods? Today, there are many polytheists and neopagans who worship the ancient Roman gods. They are, however, a very new development, and not the descendants of an unbroken line stretching back to the Roman ... ancient-rome religion christianity   asked by Nerrolken 10 votes answered by LateralFractal 3 votes What toilet facilities were available at large formal gatherings in 19th century America? I have seen many woodcuts and engravings of large groups of 19th century partygoers dressed in their finery enjoying themselves at parties or balls. Sooner or later in any gathering, nature calls. ... 19th-century society   asked by vexer 5 votes answered by NL7 3 votes When did the Great Purge start? In what month of what year did the Great Purge begin in the Soviet Union? Wikipedia's individual page says it it started in 1934, but if I Google search for "Great Purge" and "1934," nothing much ... soviet-union political-history communism stalin   asked by seijitsu 4 votes answered by CsBalazsHungary 4 votes When were domesticated animals tethered on a pole with a rope? Domestication of plants and animals are thought to have happened during the neolithic period, roughly between 13000-7000 years ago. Now I'm interested of the history of using rope and central pole to ... animals paleolithic neolithic mesolithic   asked by PHPGAE 4 votes answered by Semaphore 3 votes Why did Germany not attack Turkey during WW2? Most of us might have heard something about the Geo-strategic position of Turkey. She connects two continents to each other and provides a bridge between the relatively advanced Europe and the ... ww2 nazi-germany turkey   asked by biri 4 votes answered by Tom Au 9 votes Is there an equivalent in chinese history to the spartans? One thing the spartans are known for is their militaristically flavored way of life. Militaristic Decisions about their further life started as soon as childbirth, when it was decided whether to keep ... china sparta   asked by meireikei 3 votes answered by louie mcconnell 1 vote What was the available level of agricultural technology in late 2nd century China? How would you characterize the situation of the agricultural technology around the time of the Yellow Turban rebellion (A.D. 184-205), when technological breakthroughs were yet about to come? technology agriculture ancient-china needham 2nd-century   asked by meireikei 3 votes answered by Rajib 5 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: How did Germany rebuild so quickly after World War I? After World War I, Germany suffered severe economic damage. Germany was asked to make horrendous war reparations, suffered hyperinflation, social chaos .... In addition, world economic conditions were ... germany economics   asked by curious 7 votes answered by Lennart Regebro 7 votes Why did so many Italians emigrate to Argentina? On 13th of March, 2013, archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, became new pope of Catholic Church. He was born and raised in Argentina with Italian origins. There are more than 24 ... 20th-century 19th-century italy immigration argentina   asked by Darek Wędrychowski 13 votes answered by choster 15 votes Can you answer these? When did it become openly known that Wilson supported the Balfour Declaration? According to this source he agreed with the declaration about one month before it was published. ... united-states ww1 israel arab   asked by Adam 3 votes What races are being depicted in this American WWII cartoon? No racial intolerance - it causes dangerous disunity. We're all Americans! The cartoon, recently publicised by this tweet, has seven children dancing around a US flag. The child in the yellow ... united-states ww2 racism   asked by Andrew Grimm 3 votes Origins of the term "Moderate Islam" The term "moderate Islam" or "moderate Muslim" seems to be more common than "moderate Christianity" or "moderate Judaism", based on Google ngrams. How did the term originate, who created the term, ... islam terminology   asked by Andrew Grimm 2 votes

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