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A strange thing I noticed about US states is that usually, the capital of the state is not the largest city in it. Why is that?

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Why does pop culture depict vikings as generally being shirtless, despite they usually being in cold areas? Is there a histotical basis for this?

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What was the byzantine view on ancient greek, pagan monuments, such as the Parthenon?

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Were iconoclast protestants aware of the earlier iconoclast movement in the byzantine empire? Did they draw inspiration from them in some way?

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Could a person living in East Asia feasibly travel to classical Rome? How difficult would that have been? When would it have been most doable, if at all?

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Was there a Russian reaction to the 4th Crusade?

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While returning from the voyage where portuguese Pedro Álvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal, he brought with him rice that was cultivated by the tupi amerindians, called "water corn" by them. How did this asian crop find it's way there before the europeans introduced it?

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I am a noble in Early Modern France and, due to financial issues, I sell my fief/lands. Do I keep my title?

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I'm looking to work at a royal court in the late middle ages. I fulfill whatever requirements of nobility/skill there may be. How do I offer my services to the King/Queen?

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Very often, colonization of newly acquired land was relegated to private companies, such as the New Zealand Company in Oceania or the Plymouth Company in the United States. How did these companies plan to profit from colonizing?

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A strange thing I noticed about US states is that usually, the capital of the state is not the largest city in it. Why is that?	3307
Why does pop culture depict vikings as generally being shirtless, despite they usually being in cold areas? Is there a histotical basis for this?	78
What was the byzantine view on ancient greek, pagan monuments, such as the Parthenon?	21
Were iconoclast protestants aware of the earlier iconoclast movement in the byzantine empire? Did they draw inspiration from them in some way?	18
Could a person living in East Asia feasibly travel to classical Rome? How difficult would that have been? When would it have been most doable, if at all?	15
Was there a Russian reaction to the 4th Crusade?	11
While returning from the voyage where portuguese Pedro Álvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal, he brought with him rice that was cultivated by the tupi amerindians, called "water corn" by them. How did this asian crop find it's way there before the europeans introduced it?	10
I am a noble in Early Modern France and, due to financial issues, I sell my fief/lands. Do I keep my title?	9
I'm looking to work at a royal court in the late middle ages. I fulfill whatever requirements of nobility/skill there may be. How do I offer my services to the King/Queen?	7
Very often, colonization of newly acquired land was relegated to private companies, such as the New Zealand Company in Oceania or the Plymouth Company in the United States. How did these companies plan to profit from colonizing?	7