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Worked pretty well before, now won't even load a map.

This is perfect. But what to call the unique buildings produced by Great Prophets in the founding cities?

One quibble, Martinus--To the best of my knowledge, there's not much evidence to suggest that Mithraism was actually monotheistic. In fact, there's a bit (just interpretation of iconography, but that's most of what we have on the matter) to suggest that it wasn't, even though it may have come...

Well, I mentioned Marxism as a modern religion, and I wasn't kidding. The Soviet Union looks to me like a theocratic state without a god--if it weren't, then other religions wouldn't have been banned there. You only ban competition, and only a religion could see other religions as...

I think that's overstated. There's likely Zoroastrian influence, but all the core concepts of Christianity are characteristically Jewish--the ideas of law and covenant, the theology of history, the resurrection of the dead, the idea of a day of judgment, the concepts of sin and atonement, the...

Consider a modern, atheistic religious movement--Marxism (in its more extreme forms). It has been the faith of choice for several large states/empires, states which notably excluded any other possible faith (they were theocratic). Often its been combined with a cult to the leadership--look at...

If you divide the Protestants up at all (or just need a distinct symbol), here's one still in use--Luther's crest:

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1953? if memory serves) Viennese philosopher, probably the most original and influential of the 20th century. His work primarily deals with issues of language and logic.

Yup, calgacus. If all else fails, check the author's sig for clues.

Nope. Both Siggy and Albert were grown-ups by then.

In the 1904-1905 school year, two of the most influential figures of the 20th century attended school together as 14 year-olds in Linz, Austria. Name them.

In that case, 1 Bryan 2 Gore 3 Adams 4 Clay 5 Thurmond 6 McGovern

1.Bryan (must be--he was runner-up like 3 times) 2.Gore 3.Clay 4.Thurmond 5.McGovern 6.Adams (as above)

That depends entirely on what we mean by "completely different" and "continuity". You say that the French kingdom of the 9th century and post-Revolution France are part of the same continuum--I can easily say they're completely different.

I'm making a (tenuous) connection between the Visigothic kingdom and modern Spain via the kingdom of Asturias (founded by a remnant Visigothic nobility). To me, that's at least as valid as connecting a Frankish kingdom or some vassals of medieval France to the government of Napoleon III.

If we can say that about France and Rome, then I can do this---Mauryans->Seleucids->Romans->Spain->Mexico->Texas And tie the 6.

Mauryan Emprire -> Seleucid Empire -> Parthians -> Sassanids _> Byzantine Empire -> Ottoman Empire->Russia->France->Mexico->Republic of Texas There. I know that one works.

Mauryan Empire -> Macedonia -> Egypt -> France -> Mexico -> Republic of Texas A little cheesy, but it works, I think. The Mauryan Empire fought the Macedonians (under Seleucus Nicator, ha ha), who had conquered Egypt, which was invaded by the French (under Napoleon), who invaded Mexico in...

I don't think that's quite true--batting in baseball is very much a finesse issue. For one, the bat is round and rather narrow, making solid contact that much more difficult. Batting safely 30 percent of the time is excellent in baseball--batting safely more than 40 percent of the time for an...

You're all wrong. It's clearly magic--nobody's going to fool me with any of this "mathematics" nonsense. I've got a college education, so I know for certain that numbers behave as they choose, and that behavior can't be predicted by mere mortals unless they reach out to the supernatural. This...