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How different was the Islam of the Caliphate of Córdoba from the Islam of the Abbasid Caliphate?

374 upvotes • DsagjiiggsScjjigsjsb

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Why didn't the Japanese get sick when Europeans started coming to Japan?

374 upvotes • dragonchild07

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In many fantasy stories, female warriors wear "boob plates," or armor that is shaped around their breasts. In real life, what did female warriors in medieval times wear while fighting?

374 upvotes • TheLordHighExecu

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I'm an ancient Roman of the plebeian class. My wisdom teeth have started to come through, causing me severe pain. What, if anything, can I do?

374 upvotes • weesteve123

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who would the "Epic Of Gilgamesh" be for?

374 upvotes • Joelainen

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The recent ice age means that there was a period very near to the "start" of civilization where the sea level was 150 feet lower. To what extent has shallow water been surveyed for excavation (can it)?

374 upvotes • Credulous7

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Was Anne Boelyn actually adulterous or was it all lies spread by Henry VIII in order to get rid of her?

374 upvotes • myquestionsqueries

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Do you happen to know this particular illness described in a XIX century book?

374 upvotes • sorrytosaythat

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How did cities in the desert with no rivers like Jerusalem or Riyadh come to be? Surely it seems pointless to build in such land?

374 upvotes • Forkgoesontheleft

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The Ming Dynasty is said to have fielded hundreds of thousands of soldiers compared to Medieval Europe in which tens of thousands was the norm. Is the disparity due to China having more population, or better administration, logistics or centralization?

374 upvotes • bluerobot27

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How different was the Islam of the Caliphate of Córdoba from the Islam of the Abbasid Caliphate?	374	DsagjiiggsScjjigsjsb
Why didn't the Japanese get sick when Europeans started coming to Japan?	374	dragonchild07
In many fantasy stories, female warriors wear "boob plates," or armor that is shaped around their breasts. In real life, what did female warriors in medieval times wear while fighting?	374	TheLordHighExecu
I'm an ancient Roman of the plebeian class. My wisdom teeth have started to come through, causing me severe pain. What, if anything, can I do?	374	weesteve123
who would the "Epic Of Gilgamesh" be for?	374	Joelainen
The recent ice age means that there was a period very near to the "start" of civilization where the sea level was 150 feet lower. To what extent has shallow water been surveyed for excavation (can it)?	374	Credulous7
Was Anne Boelyn actually adulterous or was it all lies spread by Henry VIII in order to get rid of her?	374	myquestionsqueries
Do you happen to know this particular illness described in a XIX century book?	374	sorrytosaythat
How did cities in the desert with no rivers like Jerusalem or Riyadh come to be? Surely it seems pointless to build in such land?	374	Forkgoesontheleft
The Ming Dynasty is said to have fielded hundreds of thousands of soldiers compared to Medieval Europe in which tens of thousands was the norm. Is the disparity due to China having more population, or better administration, logistics or centralization?	374	bluerobot27