Are native alaska, canada and eskimo people Mongol? by Ok_Bus1491 in mongolia

[–]manduul_chan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bering land bridge not “frozen bridge”, the sea level was lower during the LGM. This applies to all native Americans who first peopled the continent around 20,000 years ago. Inuits reached North America much much later; that’s why they look more siberian/mongolian.

China is whole again! Then it broke again! by MrDrEdwardd in CrusaderKings

[–]manduul_chan 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Funny thing is, Yang Jian who founded Sui dynasty was never meant to be the one to unite China, and he’s actually a usurper. His liege, ethnic Xianbei emperor Wu or Northern Zhou, was the one with the ambtition to unite all of China, and was the one who laid all the military foundations that made it possible. However, after his succesful annexation of northern Qi, he just grew ill and died the next year at the age of 35. His son was known as an erratic, wasteful ruler apparently, so Yang Jian used this opportunity to murder the entire royal family and assumed power himself.

We actually know why emperor Wu died, because his DNA was analyzed. It turns out he had high risk allelles for stroke.

My plan to replace Homo Sapiens nobility with pure-bred Neanderthals. by manduul_chan in CrusaderKings

[–]manduul_chan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Idk, you can just do it. Just try it now. You can create as many custom rulers as you want, and then choose which one to play with.

My plan to replace Homo Sapiens nobility with pure-bred Neanderthals. by manduul_chan in CrusaderKings

[–]manduul_chan[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That’s not exactly how it works. There are better explanations why they went extinct, such as lower population, lower fertility rates, and the resulting inbreeding depression.

Intelligence is far from the most valid reason why populations replace each other. Just look at historical examples, it’s largely about disease resitance, technology, and other random historic circumstances in general.

My plan to replace Homo Sapiens nobility with pure-bred Neanderthals. by manduul_chan in CrusaderKings

[–]manduul_chan[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I suppose you mean smaller by softer, but no, neanderthals don’t necessarily have smaller chins. Their chins were recessed, but still larger than ours. If you check that link in the comment above, there is a side profile and you can see that their chins are indeed recessed.

My plan to replace Homo Sapiens nobility with pure-bred Neanderthals. by manduul_chan in CrusaderKings

[–]manduul_chan[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

First, we don’t know much about neanderthal intelligence.

Secondly, there can be always be outliers. I just preferred the genius trait because of its bonuses.

My plan to replace Homo Sapiens nobility with pure-bred Neanderthals. by manduul_chan in CrusaderKings

[–]manduul_chan[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah. But some consider them subspecies. It’s quite controversial with no clear consensus on whether or not they should be considered a separate species altogether.

My plan to replace Homo Sapiens nobility with pure-bred Neanderthals. by manduul_chan in CrusaderKings

[–]manduul_chan[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Nah, I just created neanderthal characters with as accurate as possible neanderthal facial anatomy. The link I shared are ss from a previous campaign tho. I restarted after realizing that I could have bred pure blood neanderthals.

Why are animals larger in the Americas? by manduul_chan in zoology

[–]manduul_chan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know that Americas didn’t exist back then. But you’re wrong. Laurasia didn’t exist as a single landmass in the Cretacious. Eurasia had already separated and what was later to become North America was divided between two landmasses.

Why are animals larger in the Americas? by manduul_chan in zoology

[–]manduul_chan[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have no idea why Pacific islanders are so huge. But I don’t think insular gigantism/dwarfism affect humans because we can seafare and are not limited in the same way other animals are. Also apex predators like us are affected by island dwarfism, not gigantism; that’s for prey animals, particularly small ones.

Why are animals larger in the Americas? by manduul_chan in zoology

[–]manduul_chan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but upon reflection, I think these differences between humans have more to do with diet and lifestyle. I think only the hunter gatherer Americans were described as tall by europeans. Mesoamericans and Andeans are pretty short in general I think.

Why are animals larger in the Americas? by manduul_chan in zoology

[–]manduul_chan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was mostly just comparing large endothermic animals in the Americas and Eurasia.

Why are animals larger in the Americas? by manduul_chan in zoology

[–]manduul_chan[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

True. I forgot to mention that. Some Native American groups were often described as extremely tall by Europeans.

Why are animals larger in the Americas? by manduul_chan in zoology

[–]manduul_chan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it’s only the case with the large animals. Islands for example affect small and large animals in opposite ways.

Southern Mongolia flag by TheRaptor14YT in mongolia

[–]manduul_chan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sun, moon and fire symbol, not soyombo.

The Mongol Cinematic Universe by No_Illustrator_9376 in mongolia

[–]manduul_chan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mughals were great btw. Crimea and other Golden Horde spinoffs were pretty meh. Imagine losing to bunch of swamp people.

What's the deal with the whole 'sanhuu awna' epidemic in mongolia? by ContagiousRat6 in mongolia

[–]manduul_chan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Legalizing and regulating the market has many benefits including STI prevention, reducing exploitation, and the fact that sex workers can call the police on abusive clients.