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How much was the pay of a Swiss mercenary compared to an ordinary labourer and a Landsknecht?

180 upvotes • AHistoryFanatic

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Why where Arabs so underrepresented among the highest positions in the Ottoman Empire despite making up a large population of the Empire?

180 upvotes • [deleted]

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When the Swedes and Novgorodians invaded the area of Finland during the 1100s and 1200s, did the "Finns" offer any effective armed resistance?

180 upvotes • -krizu

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Would a low rank, young German who was enlisted in the military during WWII be drafted to guard a concentration camp? Or did they have to be a true believer in the Nazi party and be SS and have the desire to be working at one of these hellish places?

180 upvotes • KirkyTS

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In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson said that “all men are created equal” and that notion is “self-evident.” How could it be “self-evident” if he owned slaves?

180 upvotes • 35mmwaves

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Were there any famous female philosophers in Ancient Greece?

180 upvotes • starsurfer81

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In 1794, France abolished slavery. Eight years later, in 1802, France un-abolished slavery. They are the only nation in history to do so. What's the story there?

180 upvotes • best_of_badgers

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Why are Latin names like Marcus, Julius, and Cassius so prevalent in the African American community?

180 upvotes • JulioCesarSalad

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At its peak, the relatively short-lived Mongol Empire was 5 times bigger than the Roman Empire stretching from Korea to the Kingdom of Hungary. Was it a "real" state with proper Mongol administration, or was it merely just a large area that was (quite brutally) raided and ransacked?

180 upvotes • videki_man

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We are David Gerber and Bruce Dierenfield, and we're here to talk about the history of disability, education, and the law. Ask us anything!

180 upvotes • dierenfb

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How much was the pay of a Swiss mercenary compared to an ordinary labourer and a Landsknecht?	180	AHistoryFanatic
Why where Arabs so underrepresented among the highest positions in the Ottoman Empire despite making up a large population of the Empire?	180	[deleted]
When the Swedes and Novgorodians invaded the area of Finland during the 1100s and 1200s, did the "Finns" offer any effective armed resistance?	180	-krizu
Would a low rank, young German who was enlisted in the military during WWII be drafted to guard a concentration camp? Or did they have to be a true believer in the Nazi party and be SS and have the desire to be working at one of these hellish places?	180	KirkyTS
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson said that “all men are created equal” and that notion is “self-evident.” How could it be “self-evident” if he owned slaves?	180	35mmwaves
Were there any famous female philosophers in Ancient Greece?	180	starsurfer81
In 1794, France abolished slavery. Eight years later, in 1802, France un-abolished slavery. They are the only nation in history to do so. What's the story there?	180	best_of_badgers
Why are Latin names like Marcus, Julius, and Cassius so prevalent in the African American community?	180	JulioCesarSalad
At its peak, the relatively short-lived Mongol Empire was 5 times bigger than the Roman Empire stretching from Korea to the Kingdom of Hungary. Was it a "real" state with proper Mongol administration, or was it merely just a large area that was (quite brutally) raided and ransacked?	180	videki_man
We are David Gerber and Bruce Dierenfield, and we're here to talk about the history of disability, education, and the law. Ask us anything!	180	dierenfb