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'During the Early Middle Ages Western Europe would see a period of scientific decline.' How true is this statement?

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The famous Manchu-Han imperial feast, commonly cited as history's greatest banquet, included ingredients such as rhino tail and leopard fetus. What was the normal diet of the Qing Chinese imperial household like? Were such ingredients commonplace, or where they simply a rare display of status?

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When did Scandinavian countries stop using Viking-style longships? Why?

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A common trope in depictions of the Medieval and Early Modern eras is banquets or feasts which last for several days. How common were such events in the Medieval world? When did such extravagance go out of fashion?

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How was wealth secured by Medieval European traders and sailors?

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When did the "island" configuration become the norm for aircraft carriers?

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Why did Eastern Bloc governments keep important documents about the Holocaust in secret archives or censor them? Wouldn't these documents have had huge propaganda value as evidence of the crimes of Nazism?

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Have eight million people really died in the Cerro Rico silver mine in Bolivia?

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How would abortions be performed in Medieval Europe?

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White supremacists and other riff-raff like to claim that South Africa has a drastically higher murder rate post-1994 than it did under apartheid. Is there any truth to this view?

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'During the Early Middle Ages Western Europe would see a period of scientific decline.' How true is this statement?	7	AskHistorians
The famous Manchu-Han imperial feast, commonly cited as history's greatest banquet, included ingredients such as rhino tail and leopard fetus. What was the normal diet of the Qing Chinese imperial household like? Were such ingredients commonplace, or where they simply a rare display of status?	7	AskHistorians
When did Scandinavian countries stop using Viking-style longships? Why?	7	AskHistorians
A common trope in depictions of the Medieval and Early Modern eras is banquets or feasts which last for several days. How common were such events in the Medieval world? When did such extravagance go out of fashion?	6	AskHistorians
How was wealth secured by Medieval European traders and sailors?	6	AskHistorians
When did the "island" configuration become the norm for aircraft carriers?	6	AskHistorians
Why did Eastern Bloc governments keep important documents about the Holocaust in secret archives or censor them? Wouldn't these documents have had huge propaganda value as evidence of the crimes of Nazism?	6	AskHistorians
Have eight million people really died in the Cerro Rico silver mine in Bolivia?	5	AskHistorians
How would abortions be performed in Medieval Europe?	5	AskHistorians
White supremacists and other riff-raff like to claim that South Africa has a drastically higher murder rate post-1994 than it did under apartheid. Is there any truth to this view?	5	AskHistorians