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Anatolia is mountainous. How did the Seljuks defeat the Byzantines when the terrain was not in favor for their mostly cavalry armies?

198 upvotes • conbutt

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How loud were medieval cities ?

198 upvotes • [deleted]

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Well-rounded, balanced diets are a recent convention, stemming largely from the development of refrigeration. Before this, did people just bounce back and forth between diarrhea and constipation?

198 upvotes • TheTromboneGeek

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Where did the trope of a hidden or secret child returning from being raised in secret to a kingdom to become the rightful heir come from?

198 upvotes • RyanBordello

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Let's say I'm a duke/king/earl/etc. in medieval Europe, and I want to declare war on my neighbor. How do I do it?

198 upvotes • Balintka47

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Before the Mona Lisa rose to fame in the 19th century, what was the archetypical "great painting"?

198 upvotes • Tongue_Tyd

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What is the historical reason Babylon is portrayed as “against god” biblically? Is this portrayal culturally based or is it because of the advanced architecture and infrastructure of the ancient city? Was the “tower of Babel” real?

198 upvotes • raptor977

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Why was Bonn, fairly small and insignificant German city, selected as a capital of West Germany? How the city was affected by becoming a capital? What was the effect of changing the capital back to Berlin after reunification?

198 upvotes • jasie3k

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Why didn't the Samurai class continue in a ceremonial manner in Japan, like how Knighthood did in England?

198 upvotes • brokensilence32

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What was Africa like in the 1600s? Was it similar to Europe or Asia? I have a good grasp of European, asian and new world countries but being raised in America this was essentially redacted from my education. (Even at a collegiate level.)

198 upvotes • Dincolo85

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Anatolia is mountainous. How did the Seljuks defeat the Byzantines when the terrain was not in favor for their mostly cavalry armies?	198	conbutt
How loud were medieval cities ?	198	[deleted]
Well-rounded, balanced diets are a recent convention, stemming largely from the development of refrigeration. Before this, did people just bounce back and forth between diarrhea and constipation?	198	TheTromboneGeek
Where did the trope of a hidden or secret child returning from being raised in secret to a kingdom to become the rightful heir come from?	198	RyanBordello
Let's say I'm a duke/king/earl/etc. in medieval Europe, and I want to declare war on my neighbor. How do I do it?	198	Balintka47
Before the Mona Lisa rose to fame in the 19th century, what was the archetypical "great painting"?	198	Tongue_Tyd
What is the historical reason Babylon is portrayed as “against god” biblically? Is this portrayal culturally based or is it because of the advanced architecture and infrastructure of the ancient city? Was the “tower of Babel” real?	198	raptor977
Why was Bonn, fairly small and insignificant German city, selected as a capital of West Germany? How the city was affected by becoming a capital? What was the effect of changing the capital back to Berlin after reunification?	198	jasie3k
Why didn't the Samurai class continue in a ceremonial manner in Japan, like how Knighthood did in England?	198	brokensilence32
What was Africa like in the 1600s? Was it similar to Europe or Asia? I have a good grasp of European, asian and new world countries but being raised in America this was essentially redacted from my education. (Even at a collegiate level.)	198	Dincolo85