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Other than Hellenic, to what extent did the Romans take influences from other cultures for their architecture?	11
To what extent would the effects of an economic depression differ between an those felt by an industrial nation as opposed to a serfdom?	10
The Middle east has played host to proxy wars during the 20th century. Did the Arabian peninsular play a similar such role during the time of the Roman and Parthian/Persian empires?	10
Joseph Luis Lagrange. Jean Dominique Cassini. Why are Italian scientists who lived in France known by the French versions of their names?	10
With the advent of aircraft, a great vantage point for observation could be gained anywhere. With satellites this has only improved further. How has this affected archaeology, and have there been any major revisions to our historical understanding as a result of these new perspectives?	10
Armies often took on local guides when campaigning in unknown regions (The Romans did this for example). But did they take along any cartographers to chart these out? Was it common if so?	10
Why did some Daimyos change their names during the Sengoku Jidai? (Particlarly interest in the case of Tokugawa Ieyasu).	10
Most known shanties are from the Anglosphere or Western Europe, but were there shanties from other regions as the Barbary coast, the Persian gulf and Indian Ocean, or other major sea lanes?	9
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was partitioned between their neighbours. The treaty of Sevres sought to do the same to the Ottomans. Why - contrary to precedence - was such a treaty NOT implemented against Germany after WWII?	9
What were the reactions to the Dreyfus affair as it unfolded, both among early Zionists, other Jews, and the rest of the world in general?	9

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