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In 1897 Greece was beaten by the Ottomans, and then in 1912/13 they defeated them: What sort of reforms did the Greek military implement in the decade-and-a-half period between the two conflicts?

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To what extent did common folk in c. 1200 Europe have an understanding of the physical bounds and geography of the larger polity they were a part of? Would an English laborer, if shown an unlabeled map of the kingdom, recognize it as "England"?

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During British rule in Egypt, how much oversight did the colonial administrators have over educational institutions and opportunities that catered to the Egyptian population? What changes in particular was there between Ottoman rule and British?

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If traveling through the Middle East during the 16th/17th centuries, how reliant would a foreigner need to be on local guides, as opposed to being able to navigate with some sort of road map?

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During the Middle Ages, how would the concepts of "male/masculinity" and "female/femininity" be defined?

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During the Early Middle Ages - 5th to 10th centuries or so - how connected was East Africa to trade networks of the world at large?

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What was seen as so threatening about Pelagianism that is was declared a heresy?

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For an uninformed observer seeing the growth of Kabul over a millennium, what would be the changes observed between 500 CE and 1500 C?

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What was the structural position and standing of the Zulu Impi within the wider Zulu society of the mid-19th century?

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How well did business and industry in Spain in the wake of the Civil War?

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In 1897 Greece was beaten by the Ottomans, and then in 1912/13 they defeated them: What sort of reforms did the Greek military implement in the decade-and-a-half period between the two conflicts?	1080
To what extent did common folk in c. 1200 Europe have an understanding of the physical bounds and geography of the larger polity they were a part of? Would an English laborer, if shown an unlabeled map of the kingdom, recognize it as "England"?	73
During British rule in Egypt, how much oversight did the colonial administrators have over educational institutions and opportunities that catered to the Egyptian population? What changes in particular was there between Ottoman rule and British?	47
If traveling through the Middle East during the 16th/17th centuries, how reliant would a foreigner need to be on local guides, as opposed to being able to navigate with some sort of road map?	44
During the Middle Ages, how would the concepts of "male/masculinity" and "female/femininity" be defined?	43
During the Early Middle Ages - 5th to 10th centuries or so - how connected was East Africa to trade networks of the world at large?	37
What was seen as so threatening about Pelagianism that is was declared a heresy?	36
For an uninformed observer seeing the growth of Kabul over a millennium, what would be the changes observed between 500 CE and 1500 C?	23
What was the structural position and standing of the Zulu Impi within the wider Zulu society of the mid-19th century?	21
How well did business and industry in Spain in the wake of the Civil War?	18