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How did the Medici bank work? What steps would a prospective borrower have to go through to get a loan? What sort of research or formula did the Medici use to decide who was a safe enough risk?

279 upvotes • td4999

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Henry VIII publicly denounced Martin Luther and defended Catholocism in the 1520s. How did Luther react to Henry's break from the Catholic Church a decade later?

279 upvotes • HexAppendix

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The ancient Greek texts of Aristotle were very important for the intellectual development of Europe and were (in part) 'rediscovered' from Muslim/Arabic sources. How important was the Muslim commentary which was written about these texts?

279 upvotes • ProperPyramid

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Wikipedia says that Roman Republic wiped out the Samnites in 88BC. Does that mean they just killed all their leaders, or does it mean they actually killed everyone (IE Ethnic Cleansing as we understand it today)?

279 upvotes • grapp

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Why did the Sikhs generally side with the British during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?

279 upvotes • Obligatory-Reference

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How did mixed-religion marriages work in the Middle Ages in Europe?

279 upvotes • Zeuvembie

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Today, assassinations of public figures are considered on a "different level" than murders of ordinary people. We even have a special term for them. How long has this been the case?

279 upvotes • Abdiel_Kavash

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Did ancient Rome ever have "city tours" businesses to show tourists around like modern cities have today?

279 upvotes • Infogamethrow

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What was the reaction of the general public in 1924 when Edwin Hubble announced that the spiral nebula Andromeda was actually another galaxy, and that our own galaxy was just one of many? This seems like it would have a profound effect on the world, but did anyone care?

279 upvotes • SuperNintendad

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In the eighteen nineties, the book Progress and Poverty was so popular that it outsold every other book except the Bible to American audiences. Today, hardly anyone has read it. What led to the rise and fall of Henry George’s ideas.

279 upvotes • ZnSaucier

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How did the Medici bank work? What steps would a prospective borrower have to go through to get a loan? What sort of research or formula did the Medici use to decide who was a safe enough risk?	279	td4999
Henry VIII publicly denounced Martin Luther and defended Catholocism in the 1520s. How did Luther react to Henry's break from the Catholic Church a decade later?	279	HexAppendix
The ancient Greek texts of Aristotle were very important for the intellectual development of Europe and were (in part) 'rediscovered' from Muslim/Arabic sources. How important was the Muslim commentary which was written about these texts?	279	ProperPyramid
Wikipedia says that Roman Republic wiped out the Samnites in 88BC. Does that mean they just killed all their leaders, or does it mean they actually killed everyone (IE Ethnic Cleansing as we understand it today)?	279	grapp
Why did the Sikhs generally side with the British during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?	279	Obligatory-Reference
How did mixed-religion marriages work in the Middle Ages in Europe?	279	Zeuvembie
Today, assassinations of public figures are considered on a "different level" than murders of ordinary people. We even have a special term for them. How long has this been the case?	279	Abdiel_Kavash
Did ancient Rome ever have "city tours" businesses to show tourists around like modern cities have today?	279	Infogamethrow
What was the reaction of the general public in 1924 when Edwin Hubble announced that the spiral nebula Andromeda was actually another galaxy, and that our own galaxy was just one of many? This seems like it would have a profound effect on the world, but did anyone care?	279	SuperNintendad
In the eighteen nineties, the book Progress and Poverty was so popular that it outsold every other book except the Bible to American audiences. Today, hardly anyone has read it. What led to the rise and fall of Henry George’s ideas.	279	ZnSaucier