Which part of history do you study the most?

For me it's ancient and medieval history

I can't get enough of medieval history 😁

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firefall · 61-69, M

European, Nth African & Middle-eastern ancient, medieval & renaissance history. Japanese history of the 12th-16th C. US history of 19thC. MezoAmerican history of the 10th-15thC

Trying to find a good access point (in English) for Chinese history, esp of Tang, Spring/Autumn, 3 Kingdoms periods.

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@firefall All very interesting! I have to give you some credit for the Middle Eastern part. You don't really run into too many people who are interested in Middle Eastern history. I forgot to mention that I also love studying Native American history

firefall · 61-69, M

@BlackBloodDemon Well I found Assyrian & Egyptian history fascinating, and the whole Ottoman/Safavid Persian thing was ... intense :)

I got hooked on Native American history by the book [i]1491[/i], I admit it was a total eye-opener for me about the pre-Columbian civilizations.

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@firefall Oh yea definitely! When I took an ancient history class, it was weird to see some people from the Bible come up. I never imagined having discussions about Nebuchadnezzar outside of church.

And I'll definitely pick up that 1491 book.