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en43rs t1_jcz0b1r wrote

Reply to comment by LordFlameBoy in Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator

Unification of Germany ? You can start with Napoleon’s confederation of the Rhine and end in the 1880s with a unified Germany. You’ve got lot to talk about in between.

Or the idea of republic in France. It took 90 years, three republics, three monarchies and two empire (and like 6 uprisings and two civil wars) to get a stable republican government in the 1870s… but that may be a bit too much.

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xiaorobear t1_jcyzasr wrote

Reply to comment by half3clipse in Saudi Arabia stone ruins were pilgrimage sites, where an ancient cult gathered to sacrifice animals about 7,000 years ago by marketrent

> Its not a coincidence that when animal offerings were burnt or etc, they were often parts we couldn't eat, or only a small part of the animals.

Of course it's not a coincidence, you can't take credit away from Prometheus tricking Zeus into choosing the inedible parts! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick_at_Mecone

(ie a fun explanation for why, as you said, the humans get the best bits)

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FriscoeHotsauce t1_jcywzyh wrote

Reply to This explains the history of why Kansas City is famous for having "the best barbecue in America" (which of course is up to debate, but the history is interesting) by Gurdy0714

That article sucks, and is just a listicle ad for 10 KC BBQ places

KC BBQ is a thing because Kansas City used to be a trading post for Cattle being herded north from Texas and Oklahoma. The stock yards used to be a huge space along the river, and cattle was bought and sold more than anywhere in the Midwest, maybe even the U.S. before being shipped off on the rail lines that converged at Kansas City.

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Beginning_Brick7845 t1_jcywcr7 wrote

Reply to Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator

WWII Counterfactual Question.

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I've been trying to work through a question I came up with and haven't been able to resolve it to my satisfaction. My question centers around the resources put toward the Manhattan Project. As we all know, the program to develop the atomic bomb was a miracle of modern science that consumed vast amounts of time and resources while the world was at war. Although the Allies could not have known it then, the Nazis weren't close to producing a bomb. Meanwhile, the Nazis were busy perfecting jet airplanes while American designs were advancing but not ready for production. So, my inarticulate counterfactual question is this: with the benefit of hindsight, would the Allies have been better off not investing in the Manhattan Project and instead devoting those resources to developing jets? Would it have ended the war faster if the Allies had developed operational jets in time for major combat operations?

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LordFlameBoy t1_jcyvaig wrote

Reply to Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator

I’ve got a school history project (A-Level History coursework for those interested) and was wondering if anyone could help me trying to choose a topic.

The time period must cover 80-120 years and start no later than 1807.

It should examine the factors behind something e.g. ‘to what extent was the main cause of the American CW slavery?’

I’m particularly interested in political systems (e.g. formation of the Reichstag 1871) and would ideally like it to be as late as possible i.e. 19th century

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hotmailer t1_jcyqkqu wrote

Reply to Saudi Arabia stone ruins were pilgrimage sites, where an ancient cult gathered to sacrifice animals about 7,000 years ago by marketrent

It says in Islam that there was a civilisation there of the people of Ad and Thamud who were destroyed much like Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed. They were a powerful people that built palaces on mountains as art and entertainment.

https://islamichistorypodcast.com/the-aad-and-the-thamud/

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half3clipse t1_jcyont7 wrote

Reply to comment by Probably_Not_Evil in Saudi Arabia stone ruins were pilgrimage sites, where an ancient cult gathered to sacrifice animals about 7,000 years ago by marketrent

in a lot of places they were kinda. in many ancient religions the gods were viewed as powerful members of the community. You throw a party, you make sure they're included.

More deliberate and specific rituals also happened of course but if you were slaughtering a goat for food and are going to celebrate something? Might as well make a sacrifice to whoever the relevant deity was at the same time. If they like it, you might get a bit of divine favor, and you sure wouldn't want them to feel like they were snubbed.

Its not a coincidence that when animal offerings were burnt or etc, they were often parts we couldn't eat, or only a small part of the animals. Rituals where the whole animal was given up were less common and often reserved for really important things.

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