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[Mominohio]

THe American colonial period up through the Revolutionary War is my favorite.

I also find the time around the Civil War era to be fascinating as well. 

[SilleeMee]

I enjoyed a class in the history of the Native Americans of the Southwest. The Anasazi people were mysterious.

[Nomorebirthdays]

Time of our founders and framers of the constitution.

The move west by the settlers.

[Free2be]

I agree about similarities.  A shared pleasure when certain people suffer or fall into difficult circumstances has been prevalent and comparable to attendees at the Roman Collesium, a court ordered decapitation or the burning of a woman accused of witchery. 

Johannes Kepler, a brilliant scientist, had his work cut out for him for years in finding defense for his mother, accused of witchery by a neighbor who had designs to take her property, a common effort throughout history but no one should have burned for it, or out of ignorant suspicion.  She was knowledgable about herbal remedies.  I have ridiculous fantasies about living then and trying to intervene, to get people to reason.

I have imagined what would happen if Henry VIII were miraculously a passenger in my car.  Would he calm down enough to learn a few things or would his kingly mind cause a wreck?  LOL

[ROMARY]

p.s. (again, lol):  We are just 'a drop in the bucket'; 'an experiment' of sort, in the vast scheme of things.  If and when we stop and think about it.

[Spurt]

I would say the Victorian era and Edwardian eras

Also the U.S.1930's-1940's (I love the movies from that time period) and am interested in how America coped pre-war, during the war, and post war..............

[jubilant]

This is an interesting topic.  After reading through many of these posts, I find myself a bit stymied as I would agree with so many of these.  I will say, it wouldn't be this era.  I am all for progress but I feel that we are gaining in knowledge at a very past pace now.  I think it is so fast paced that we are not or cannot keep up with it.  I have seen better times.  This is where past experiences are capable of helping us apply all this knowledge.  It adds wisdom to knowledge and that is what I call a combination for success.

[Oznell]

SilleeMee, I like your comment that the Anasazi people were "mysterious".  Would you share something about them that intriques you?

In going over all these contributions, there are so many things that pique my interest, I'm going to have to take notes, almost!

JaxsMom, what is Mohenjo Daro?

mistriTsquirrel, could you expand on your interest in Frank Lloyd Wright and his fabulous master work, Falling Water?

Anyone who wants to expand on what they have already said,  I'd love to hear it.  We could be taking a fun seminar in so many topics, and really learn something from each of us!

[itiswhatitis]

For me it is definitely the Elizabethan era (particularly the poor laws and everything associated with that period).  This era also included full on patriarchy, which we still experience today.

Ancient Egypt is probably my favorite.

The industrialization and mechanism period of the United States is another.

[Free2be]

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@Oznell wrote:

SilleeMee, I like your comment that the Anasazi people were "mysterious".  Would you share something about them that intriques you?

In going over all these contributions, there are so many things that pique my interest, I'm going to have to take notes, almost!

JaxsMom, what is Mohenjo Daro?

mistriTsquirrel, could you expand on your interest in Frank Lloyd Wright and his fabulous master work, Falling Water?

Anyone who wants to expand on what they have already said,  I'd love to hear it.  We could be taking a fun seminar in so many topics, and really learn something from each of us!

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Hi Oznell, not SilleeMee but thought I'd share my experience hiking in for 3 days to reach isolated Anasazi sites.  It was grueling but worth seeing abandoned dwellings in the cliffs that were long ago looted but still small corn cobs were strewn as if they fled after a last meal.  Tiny pot shards, too.  Many hand drawings of all sizes as if to say "I was here", there were some animal drawings.  Rooms were still differentiated with charcoal remains and stains down in the kivas.  I maraveled that young children learned to live so high without falling off the edges.   What struck me most was the sense of time nearly standing still, as if they left not long ago.