Why has humanity all throughout history never succeeded in domesticating deer?
whats the point
>>2844131
Deer where previously undomesticated, through the process of domestication, they would then become domesticated.
>>2844127
They don't taste very good.
Which one is better?
>>2843978
Common because it's fun to dig into the annals of history
>>2843978
Common law. It divides power between the legislature and the judiciary, which helps prevent parliamentary tyrannies. Furthermore, it puts a lot of legal construction in the hands of the legal profession, and not the winners of popularity contests.
>>2844048
I'm sold. Common law it is. Isn't it much more complex though?
Here we talk about the world's first global superpower.
Was the mass influx of precious metals really the only reason for gigantic inflation? Only one fifth of all precious metals from the New World actually went to Spain, the so-called "King's fifth".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinto_Real
>>2843845
There is an old poem by Francisco Quevedo that says that gold was "born in the Indies.... And goes to Genoa to die." Geoffrey Parker posits that the Spanish Empire had showed signs of decline by the early to mid 17th century.
>the world's first superpower
>not Portugal
nigga u done goofed
>>2843942
>Implying that Portugal was even on Castile level
Bitch Izzy show you the place were you belong moustache fuckers
I have three questions about the Mongols.
How were the Mongols able to inflict such damage on Europe? They were outnumbered, lacked the wide open terrain where their style worked best, lacked any siege equipment or proper auxiliaries during most battles fighting mostly on horseback. If the Khan hadn't died leading to a civil war it seems like they could have at least continually ransacked the countryside at will.
What benefits if any did the Mongols bring? People will often mention the silk road but they didn't build it, it was already there around the time they popped up, and there is little talk about how destruction of various cities/peoples may have negatively effected it. Besides inspiring Timur I'm not really sure what they left behind when it comes to technological, legal, cultural, etc achievements. One of the unusual things about the Mongols is instead of spreading their culture like Alexander some of them assimilating into the culture of those they conquered.
How well unified were they? Right when they reached their zenith they quickly fell apart and starting feuding among each other. How long did the Mongols continue to be a threat after the empire started falling apart?
Momentum and pillaging
Once one dies the other dies with it, gengis khan's death destroyed all unity and with it, all accumulated momentum
>>2843525
Arguably one of the worst things that has ever happened in the history of mankind.
>>2843525
> How were the Mongols able to inflict such damage on Europe?
What damage? Europe was the least affected part of Eurasia.
If the French pretty much conquered Jerusalem on their own, founded badass orders such as the Knight's templars, France was called the "Elder daughter of the church" and had super pious kings such as Saint Louis, and saved western europe at Tours, how come they're so cucked and unreligious today ?
Looked like this could be interesting for a little bit, and then you just had to spoil it all?
Also
>Saved Western Europe at Tours
ok buddy
>>2843398
1789.
Obviously because you're cherrypicking the "good parts" so to speak.
You're ignoring the fact that the aristocracy in France also bled the peasant class dry, and did so with the blessings of the Church for hundreds of years.
The premise of Buddhism is that life is suffering (or unsatisfactory) and that we are doomed to repeat it in a cycle of rebirth unless we prevent it altogether through the state of nirvana
So his antidote to suffering is to essentially just avoid being born at all by getting rid of craving and greed so that you will not accumulate the karma necessary for a rebirth. That doesn't relieve suffering in this world though since we will still age, get ill and die but it will prevent suffering by simply not existing in the next world
Why would you want to exit from worldly existence into nothingness? This to me seems like spiritual suicide in the sense that you're endeavoring, upon natural death or otherwise, to prevent yourself from ever having to exist again
>>2843373
I don't understand threads like these. Are they just veiled generals? You can't possibly have a real interest in having this question answered, yet show such disinterest in learning anything about it that you would put forward such an entry-level inquiry.
And I hope you realize there isn't any one "Buddhism." All the sects have different takes on this.
OPs misunderstanding aside, Buddhism is quite susceptible to lending itself to malevolent social practices aka the 'caste' system due to how karma can be interpreted.
If life is in an eternal cycle of suffering and rebirth then it is so readily able to conclude that the lot of the poorer person or less fortunate is society is due to a 'previous life' or misdemeanors in a previous life. The life now is therefore punishment and the good buddhist should not interfere.
Many people think buddhism would lead to a wonderful fair and peaceful society but one only need to take Tibet (pre-China annexation) to see why.
>>2843388
>no anon you misunderstood, I will now go off on a tangent and ignore the point
>see!
>If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as if it were not there.
I'm extremely serious about this question, so here me out.
What if in 1941, when Georgy Zhukov was appointed as commander of the Leningrad Front, instead he turned into a snake?
In this scenario: in that winter day, Stalin doesn't appoint Zhukov as commander of the Leningrad Front. Zhukov is sitting in his office alone, when suddenly he feels off.
Always ready with a pen, he documents his experience:
>his skin discolors
>it becomes rougher
>his tongue forks
>eyes goes black, it becomes hard to write
>legs shrink into body
>arms shrink into bodies, Zhukov can no longer write
The rest of the transformation takes place; what was once a human of normal stature is now a slender creature of significant girth.
This scenario assumes that Zhukonda retains his intelligence. What happens next? The first obstacle would be him to survive until his secretary or guards found him. Then the next challenge is convincing them who he is. Best case is that he does, but what about everyone else? Is he able to continue his job? How is he treated by peers, the general public, and enemies?
Discuss.
>>2843400
that was fast.
>>2843400
Nothing will stop Zhukov from uniting the Russian peoples under one graveyard.
*burns down your village*
>>2843207
Stop whitewashing him.
>>2843207
*gets beaten up to death by Poles*
He's burning in hell now.
Were the ottomans basically muslim romans?
Well they were about as Roman as the Byzantines were, that's for sure.
>>2843020
They're Muslim Trojans
>>2843020
They were Romans yes.
I don't think there's ever been one here before.
Pic related. The 'Iron Pillar of Delhi'. Made in about 400 BC and is about 23 feet high and 6000 kg.
It's one of the first examples of a non-corrosive material in the world. As you can see the settings around it have crumbled away to dust but it still stands strong.
>>2842520
Because general threads are discouraged on this board.
>>2842520
Elephanta Caves. Made about in the 5th or 6th AD. Simple rock cut architecture and made from a small kingdom long dead.
>>2842526
Why? I've seen Roman/Greek/Mesopotamia threads before.
>>2842537
Khajuraho Monuments. The Chandela dynasty, who made these temples firmly believed in the Tantric school of thought. The gist of which, is that their needs to be perfect balance between the male and female.
How did this part of a small island on the edge of Europe become a modern-day Rome?
>>2842512
I kind of wish people would realize that these are questions that justify full-length book series or doctoral theses rather than a thread on an imageboard.
>>2842528
For a complete explanation, yes, but here would must be satisfied with a short list of important factors and memes.
You could recommend literature too. Be constructive.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Av8P_LzsxnM
What are some /his/ related autistic YouTube comments?
This is pure Egyptian gold
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_SJt9gMMg
>>2842416
The butthurt is real
https://youtu.be/NHaFYdnk5Ho
This is my favorite scholarly debate about the ethnogenesis of the ancient Egyptians
I think Egyptians being black is dumb but the theory of them being white is even more retarded. Jesus Christ.
Was he a cowardly cuck or the unsung hero who saved the Union?
>>2842236
Sherman was the only hero of the American Civil War
>>2842256
That's a strange way to spell Robert E. Lee.
>>2842256
That's a strange way to spell H.U.G.
Are Europeans only successful because of imperialism and exploitation?
>>2842210
Picture is inaccurate, the USA never really bought into the colonial resource extraction meme. Their short colonial ventures were for purposes of military basing. Thought it was much more efficient to get resources via trade, and by coincidence that also helped the areas they traded with.
I'm glad Moldova and Romania are benefiting so much from their long lived colonial empire days.
>>2842232
Kek. They put the resources on Eastern Europe but left off Spain and Portugal.
How would things be if neanderthals were still around?
>>2842177
They'd compete with the niggers for sympathy points in (((American))) media.
Neanderthals never existed.
Are you sure they aren't?