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Is it accurate to describe the succession of dynasties in the region of greater Iran in pre-Islamic times as Persian?

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Iberia is a relatively large peninsula and before the persecutions of the Inquisition was fairly diverse, was this diversity reflected in the people who undertook expeditions to the New World?

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What opportunities to make a living existed for an unmarried lower or middle-class woman in an urban area of West or Central Europe during the 16th century?

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What was the geographic scope of timber framing/wattle and daub construction and why was it favored in some areas but no others?

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When did word reach the Puritans and Pilgrims settled in the Massachusetts region of The Great Fire of London (1666) and what was their reaction, was it seen as divine punishment?

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Is there any credibility to the story of Spanish sailors from the Armada having settled and intermarried in Ireland?

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What made small relatively barren South Atlantic islands worth fighting a war over?

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How did life for commoners compare between Commonwealth Britain, The Untied Provinces and the Kingdom of France, did government type have a significant impact on this or was quality of life relatively comparable for lower classes in all three?

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Were farming tools in medieval and early modern times designed to have double use as weapons?

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Aside from Lithuania, were there any others in Europe who still practiced or observed pre-christian customs and rituals well into the middle ages or even beyond?

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Is it accurate to describe the succession of dynasties in the region of greater Iran in pre-Islamic times as Persian?	3
Iberia is a relatively large peninsula and before the persecutions of the Inquisition was fairly diverse, was this diversity reflected in the people who undertook expeditions to the New World?	3
What opportunities to make a living existed for an unmarried lower or middle-class woman in an urban area of West or Central Europe during the 16th century?	3
What was the geographic scope of timber framing/wattle and daub construction and why was it favored in some areas but no others?	3
When did word reach the Puritans and Pilgrims settled in the Massachusetts region of The Great Fire of London (1666) and what was their reaction, was it seen as divine punishment?	3
Is there any credibility to the story of Spanish sailors from the Armada having settled and intermarried in Ireland?	3
What made small relatively barren South Atlantic islands worth fighting a war over?	3
How did life for commoners compare between Commonwealth Britain, The Untied Provinces and the Kingdom of France, did government type have a significant impact on this or was quality of life relatively comparable for lower classes in all three?	3
Were farming tools in medieval and early modern times designed to have double use as weapons?	3
Aside from Lithuania, were there any others in Europe who still practiced or observed pre-christian customs and rituals well into the middle ages or even beyond?	3