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Jan 30	comment	Ancient Civilization in non-Egyption Africa? Can you give us an idea of what research you've attempted thus far? A simple web search for "ancient civilization" "southern Africa" yields millions of results.
Jan 25	comment	Have the current polar ice caps receded further than those that existed before the beginning of the last Ice Age? No, Earth's history is not history, nor is it archaeology. It is paleontology, and this already loosey-goosey site doesn't need any more expansions of scope.
Jan 25	comment	Have the current polar ice caps receded further than those that existed before the beginning of the last Ice Age? This is a geology question, not history. History is not simply "things that occurred in the past"; it is a discipline, and one whose methodologies cannot answer this question.
Jan 24	comment	“No sane man will dance.”? When / where / about-what did Cicero say this? Just curious, why the downvote?
Jan 3	comment	Can the University of Bologna be considered the first university in the world? What does funding source have to do with defining an institution as a university? Bologna was funded by tuition, Paris by the Church, and for that matter, Harvard by John Harvard.
Jan 3	comment	Is there any country where the founder of the nation is no longer respected? The "father" of Russia is generally given as Peter, the "founder" as Rurik or Ivan. I don't think Yeltsin qualifies.
Jan 2	comment	What literary or philosophical works did the ancient Egyptians have that have influenced ancient civilizations or the modern word? A simple Google search on "Ancient Egyptian literature" turns up answers to your questions.
Dec 21	comment	Scientists who became major political leaders You may find economist.com/node/13496638 of interest.
Dec 13	comment	Was the Bosnian Crisis the trigger to WWI and not the assassination? To call something a trigger is not the same as to call something a cause. To say "trigger" implies a specific incident that sets in motion a chain reaction. Hostile sentiment or a belligerent nature by themselves do not produce conflict; something has to provide an "excuse" to fight. The assassination was the trigger, nationalism a contributing cause.
Dec 13	comment	Could senators visit Roman Egypt? @FelixGoldberg Fair enough; the commentary that senators faced restrictions on all "frontier" provinces comes only from footnotes in secondary sources, so I removed that discussion.
Dec 8	comment	Why did the kingdoms of Scotland and England merge? Thanks for the question, but the answers are readily found in places such as en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707 . I encourage you to reformulate your question so that it is acceptable under the FAQ (i.e. not general reference).
Dec 7	comment	What made Washington DC “dominate” politics in the USA? @mdnth Well then, you're barking up the wrong tree. The country at large pays very little attention to D.C. itself (very different from London or Seoul, for instance), and the mayor and city council of DC have very little power or influence— they are always at the mercy of Congress, in which they do not have a seat, and because the District is so overwhelmingly Democratic, it is ignored by both parties for presidential elections.
Nov 29	comment	What was the reason for the Nazis to support various ethnic minorities over the majority populations? "Divide and conquer" is one of the oldest strategies in the book. What's to know?
Nov 14	comment	After the Civil War, which states had the most problems with rejoining the Union? How does one measure resistance? Does a fierce Confederate militia being active in non-seceding Indiana outweigh the anti-secessionist sentiment in western Virginia? Do virulent anti-conscription riots in the north count as anti-Union actions?
Nov 13	comment	What factors contributed to the U.S economy flourishing during the early cold war period? Can you provide a citation from a historical source? This is a "politically correct" answer but one without basis. College was more "affordable," but a much lower percentage of the population actually attended. Other costs, such as food, were much higher. "Social responsibility" for corporations is a very recent development. The behavior of corporations with regard to the environment or labor, for example, was far harsher in the 1950s compared to today.
Nov 4	comment	Are parts of the Sphinx older then 5000 years? This question is better suited to skeptics.stackexchange.com .
Nov 1	comment	How do the British and Spanish Empires compare with the Mongol and Macedonian Empires? Which Greek empire and which Mongol empire?
Oct 31	comment	Were scientists in Ancient Egypt Egyptian, or were they from other regions like Greece or North Africa? @mdnth The point is that "ancient Egypt" covers thousands of years, and there would have been learned Greeks, Romans, and others at various times. Besides, the concept of "science" is a modern one should be applied carefully to other historical periods. So, at the very least, what do you mean by scientist, and what do you mean by Ancient Egypt?
Oct 26	comment	Where the did the concept of “smear campaigns” originate? @Hauser If you read Cicero, it's quite clear that deliberate campaigns to spread false rumors were well-practiced in ancient Rome.
Oct 23	comment	Megafauna extinctions This isn't remotely under the banner of history. Not even close.