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Why was it common for European kings, like Charles V, to inherit many kingdoms and not annex them into one giant realm?
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Why does French not have any “proper” names for numbers 70-99 while all other Romance languages, and Latin do?
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When Republican Roman armies sold captured enemies into slavery, what exactly did they do? Did they sell them directly to citizens, or to some sort of slave company? How big of a source of income was this for the state?
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What would the second, third, and fourth sons of medieval European kings and lords usually do with their lives?
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Medieval Europeans had many myths and legends about the Far East. What did medieval Asians believe about the Far West?
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Was the Byzantine empire on a decline when they were invaded by the Ottoman Empire? Would the Byzantine empire have survived much longer if they had won at Constantinople?
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I'm in a coma for an extended period of time (weeks to months) in the European middle ages. What happens?
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