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Did Caesar fight Ptolemaic pikemen at the Battle of the Nile? Were any Macedonian phalanxes still used by Hellenistic states by the 1st century BC?

273 upvotes • zynlen101

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What were the "ancient liberties" that the Magna Carta sought to protect?

273 upvotes • Ewie_14

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What was pet ownership like in the Soviet Union?

273 upvotes • crrpit

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In "The Last Days of Immanuel Kant" the biographer notes that the "villanous mode of [coffee] preparation" imported by English Merchants specifically plausibly kept Kant from drinking coffee for most of his life. What were these methods?

273 upvotes • BountyHunterZ3r0

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In Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, the Sheriff of Nottingham compliments that Spanish swords are much superior quality, then English ones. Was Medieval Spain (or the Medieval Kingdoms of the Iberian peninsula) known for good sword making ? Was significantly better then English smithing ?

273 upvotes • Garrus37

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Is this study guide for a college level U.S. Federal Government class politically biased? I’m helping my sister study for her final, but even I’m confused by the wording here. If it’s not biased, could someone give her a hand with what’s being asked here (as much as you can)?

273 upvotes • Ayosuka

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With debt cancellation so common in ancient Mesopotamia, why would anybody ever make loans?

273 upvotes • ertebolle

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"Most cowboys were black, Mexican or Native American." Is this true?

273 upvotes • almoststamos

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How did the South become very religious and conservative, and places like the Northwestern states, and even Northern states, are much more "liberal"?

272 upvotes • itscoredawg

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Americans getting Social Security tattoos in the 1930s

272 upvotes • OlderThanGif

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Caesar fight Ptolemaic pikemen at the Battle of the Nile? Were any Macedonian phalanxes still used by Hellenistic states by the 1st century BC?	273	zynlen101
What were the "ancient liberties" that the Magna Carta sought to protect?	273	Ewie_14
What was pet ownership like in the Soviet Union?	273	crrpit
In "The Last Days of Immanuel Kant" the biographer notes that the "villanous mode of [coffee] preparation" imported by English Merchants specifically plausibly kept Kant from drinking coffee for most of his life. What were these methods?	273	BountyHunterZ3r0
In Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, the Sheriff of Nottingham compliments that Spanish swords are much superior quality, then English ones. Was Medieval Spain (or the Medieval Kingdoms of the Iberian peninsula) known for good sword making ? Was significantly better then English smithing ?	273	Garrus37
Is this study guide for a college level U.S. Federal Government class politically biased? I’m helping my sister study for her final, but even I’m confused by the wording here. If it’s not biased, could someone give her a hand with what’s being asked here (as much as you can)?	273	Ayosuka
With debt cancellation so common in ancient Mesopotamia, why would anybody ever make loans?	273	ertebolle
"Most cowboys were black, Mexican or Native American." Is this true?	273	almoststamos
How did the South become very religious and conservative, and places like the Northwestern states, and even Northern states, are much more "liberal"?	272	itscoredawg
Americans getting Social Security tattoos in the 1930s	272	OlderThanGif