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A Recap of AskHistorians 2023-05-18 to 2023-08-24
Popular This Week: You might have clicked too early, so here are the responses to some of the most upvoted questions from the past week:
"Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?", response by /u/creeper321448
"Was Spain really “like a mouth” that took in the riches of the Americas and immediately passed them on to other European powers?", got responses by /u/TywinDeVillena and /u/611131
"Did Greeks and Romans drink wine to excess nearly as often as people do in modern drinking cultures?" also got two great answers: this one by /u/Iphikrates and this one by Thucydides_Cats
"How Did People Manage Diabetes Prior to the Invention of Insulin?", got six answers so you’ll definitely want to check out that entire thread! Shout out to users /u/critbuild, /u/rrsn, /u/Frosty_March, /u/mello008, /u/fishnoguns, and /u/superlative_dingus for providing answers!
"Did Jesus historically claim to have been the son of God?", response by /u/Veritas_McGroot
Things You Probably Missed: Great stuff flies under the radar every week! Here is a selection of responses the Mod Team enjoyed, but didn't get the attention they deserved:
"In the film 'The King', various characters talk about England and France in a very patriotic way. King Henry V even gives a speech urging his men to fight as though they're defending England itself. Was patriotism for your nation a prevalent concept in the high/late middle ages?", response by /u/Liljendal
"Were high ranking court ladies in Late Heian Japan really able to take a married man as their lover?", response by /u/Kelpie-Cat
"Is it true that Bacchus has a similar story to Moses? If so, which was written first?", response by /u/KiwiHellenist
"Is the modern, popular perception of ancient Sparta influenced by Plato's Republic?", response by /u/Llyngeir
"Why Did The Europeans Develop Such Advanced Technology In Comparison To The Native Africans/Americans/MesoAmericans?", response by /u/TheHippyWolfman
Still Looking for an Answer: Sometimes great questions don't get answered. Yet. Maybe you have the chops to give these the answer they deserve though?
And if you have only a few minutes to kill, be sure to check this week's "Short Answers to Simple Questions" thread, as you might see something you can help with!
Flair Profile of the Week: Looking for some old classics to read? This week the randomly selected flair profile is that of /u/Georgy_K_Zhukov, flaired for 'Post-Napoleonic Warfare & Small Arms | Dueling.'
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