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>>3197866
>Were Humans always Apex predators /his/?
"no"
>when did they become them?
when they made weapons and developed hunting tactics
>When man first learned to sharpen a stick and kill something with it?
absolutely impossible to pinpoint

>>3197875
>when they made weapons and developed hunting tactics
Chimpanzees make weapons and hunt in groups. Does that make them apex predators then.

>>3197875
>>Absolutely impossible to pinpoint
Whether or not it's impossible to pinpoint is irrelevant. So is that when it happened?

At this point I take it for granted that the whole Trinity gimmick was developed to rationalize fitting in the Jesus character into the picture.

>>3197756
https://bible.org/article/textual-problem-1-john-57-8

>>3197756

https://youtu.be/NZSdwbopKJo

>>3197733

"The Old Kingdom collapsed and ushered in the era of the First Intermediate Period of Egypt (2181-2040 BCE) during which the central government was weak and the individual nomarchs (district governors) held more or less supreme power over their regions. Records from the First Intermediate Period are sparse because there was no strong central government bureaucracy to keep and catalogue them but the same basic model seems to have applied: the upper class hired private guards to protect their homes and property, and these guards were drawn from a class of society, often Nubian, with some military experience.

Bedouins were often employed to police the borders and assist in protecting trade caravans while Egyptian guards served in more domestic spheres. There was no standing army in Egypt at this time, and so these men were also posted as sentries at forts along the border, guarded the royal tombs, and served as personal bodyguards and protectors for traders on expeditions to other lands.

The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2040-1782 BCE) saw the creation of the first standing army under the reign of Amenemhat I (c. 1991-1962 BCE) of the 12th Dynasty. These soldiers were highly trained professional warriors who now were posted at garrisons along the border and were sometimes sent along with royal trade expeditions. The somewhat informal arrangement of employing warriors as guards was replaced by the development of a professional police force with specific focus on enforcing law; the new army took over most of the old guard’s responsibilities."

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>>3197750

"This period also saw the creation of a judicial system which was far superior to that of the past. Previously, court cases were heard by a panel of scribes and priests who would weigh the evidence and consult with each other and their god. If one were wealthy enough, one could easily bribe this panel and walk free. In the Middle Kingdom, the position of the professional judge was created. Judges were men versed in the law and paid by the state who were so amply compensated and cared for that they were considered incorruptible. The creation of judges led to the development of courts which required bailiffs, court scribes, court police, detectives, and interrogators.

The Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (c. 1782 - c. 1570 BCE) was another era of weak central government and uneven record keeping. The Hyksos, a foreign people, held the Delta region and much of Lower Egypt and the Nubians had encroached from the south into Upper Egypt. Some of the Nubians, however, sold their services to the princes of Thebes as mercenaries in their army and as guardians for trade expeditions. These were the Medjay warriors, legendary in their own time for their skill and courage in battle. When Ahmose I (c. 1570-1544 BCE) drove the Hyksos from Egypt, he employed these mercenaries in his army and afterwards, once order was restored, they formed the core of the professional police force of Egypt.

Ahmose I initiated the era known as the New Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1570 - c. 1069 BCE) in which this police force became more organized and the judicial system as a whole was reformed and developed further. There was never any occupation which corresponded to a lawyer in ancient Egypt but the practice of allowing witnesses to testify on behalf of the accused – while an officer of the court prosecuted – became commonplace."

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>>3197758

"Police officers served as prosecutors, interrogators, bailiffs, and also administered punishments. The police, in general, were responsible for enforcing both state and local laws, but there were special units, trained as priests, whose job was to enforce temple law and protocol. These laws often had to do with not only protecting temples and tombs but with preventing blasphemy in the form of inappropriate behavior at festivals or improper observation of religious rites during services.

As head of state, the pharaoh was commander-in-chief of the military and also the police force but, in practice, his vizier was the top official of the judicial system. The vizier chose the judges and appointed the chief of police whose title, Chief of the Medjay, was a carry-over from the time when the police force was mainly comprised of Nubian warriors.

The Chief of the Medjay was always an Egyptian who employed other Egyptians as his deputies while Nubians continued to make up the units who served as the pharaoh’s personal bodyguards, watched over markets and other public places, and protected the royal trade caravans. The chief also appointed what would amount to sub-chiefs of different municipalities who selected their own deputies and assigned constables to different beats.

Ultimately, a police precinct was responsible to the vizier, but practically they answered to their individual chiefs who then answered to the Chief of the Medjay. The exception to this rule were the temple police who were under the supervision of the head priest of a given temple. Even these men, however, were ultimately accountable to the vizier. There was no oath taken upon becoming a police officer; one was expected to recognize one’s place in society, as dictated by the order established by ma’at, and perform one’s duties accordingly."

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why?

>>3200283
i mean, what were his main accomplishments in wwi? all i know is the failed brusilov offensive

>>3200285
>failed

>>3197645
It happens in almost every war. We only recently stopped doing it because of COIN and yet it still happens.

>>3197645

>How common was rape during wars?

Absolutely.

>Was it something any soldier would do when given the opportunity?

It was considered a basic perk of being a soldier until about the 18th century when suddenly the Enlightenment took over and they were like "civilians are people too, be nice to them."

>>3197689
>>3197655
But weren't rapists punished in a lot of forces, at least in theory? The notion that it's bad had to exist.

>small but accurate
You got that right

India's intellectual tradition is every bit as vast and sophisticated as China's and Europe's.

>>3197642
some chink probably dropped in during a sunday walk
also DESIGNATED

>>3197589
>the caliphate

Which one of them?

Abbasid or iberian I believe

It was the mercury

>>3197371
no it was literal amok caused by poisoning
nasty shit

>>3197371
>Guys I'm not Tsar anymore
>Seriously this other guy is the tsar now
>...
>JUST KIDDING MOTHERFUCKERS DIE DIE DIE

>>3197590
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2o55dz

The Ceaucescu couple was practically executed by firing squad on live TV

>>3199391
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfdvva

forgot link

>>3197299
First for the German fatherland.

>>3197299
It was possible, but the Germans would have had to make operational errors or the Russians would have had to correct doctrinal problems before the war (namely their radio discipline so that they don't broadcast their orders in clear).

If the Germans lost, they wouldn't be defeated in 1914 because their reinforcements are already en route, but they might lose East Prussia at least temporarily. The threat may panic the Kaiser enough to strip additional corps from the West, reducing the pressure on France.

Most importantly, Russia's good-quality first line formations are not annihilated and their army remains effective in 1915. In the long term this could change their fortunes substantially.

>>3197358
>Most importantly, Russia's good-quality first line formations are not annihilated and their army remains effective in 1915. In the long term this could change their fortunes substantially.
Are we talking possibly remaining in the war until the end? Or just delaying the inevitable?

>>3197541
>Amerifat Fundiementalism

ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER

ONE OF THESE JUST DOES NOT BELONG

>>3197541
>i don't know what postmodernism is

>>3197541
Only if you explain what post modernism is

**glug glug let me larp about how my people lost WWII by pretending Francisco Franco was perfectly capable of turning the tides of WWII glug glug**

The better scenario is if Germany and AH were to win WWI. It's more likely, and more good would have come out of it.

>>3197510
Okay how do you know he wasn't?

Yes his military was weak, but Italy was just as weak as Spain.
Yet Italy successfully invaded all of northern Africa.

>>3197233
hindsight is always 20/20, but if you were there you wouldn't know how to fight against that differently, trust me, they tried

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>>3197215

I took biology 101 shit was complicated

>>3197066
>poet
Into the trash