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Given the state of Rocketry by 1969, did any nation consider using rockets to deliver troops (e.g spec ops) behind enemy lines?

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The quest for the North-West passage is widely storied, but was there the effort placed toward a North-East passage? Or even a direct Northerly one?

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Cardinal Richelieu, I'm puzzled as to why a man so loyal to France that he would fight not only other Catholics but the Pope himself, would become a cardinal. What were your ambitions?

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You mock the world Aristophanes, but why focus on Socrates in particular?

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To what extent did the Seljuk Empire and it's successor states with regards to spreading Persian and Turkish cultural influences throughout their empire, and what lasting cultural influences on central Asia did they have?

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To what extent was the Arabian Peninsular important to the Roman and Parthian/Persian empires politically and economically?

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To what importance was Arabia for the Kingdom of Axum?

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What role (if any) did Horse archers play in Japanese warfare?

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Under the Komnenid Dynasty, did the Romans make any alliances with Arab or other Muslim powers to tackle the threat posed by the Seljuk Turks?

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Why was the popular people's front of Judea unpopular?

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Given the state of Rocketry by 1969, did any nation consider using rockets to deliver troops (e.g spec ops) behind enemy lines?	4
The quest for the North-West passage is widely storied, but was there the effort placed toward a North-East passage? Or even a direct Northerly one?	4
Cardinal Richelieu, I'm puzzled as to why a man so loyal to France that he would fight not only other Catholics but the Pope himself, would become a cardinal. What were your ambitions?	4
You mock the world Aristophanes, but why focus on Socrates in particular?	4
To what extent did the Seljuk Empire and it's successor states with regards to spreading Persian and Turkish cultural influences throughout their empire, and what lasting cultural influences on central Asia did they have?	3
To what extent was the Arabian Peninsular important to the Roman and Parthian/Persian empires politically and economically?	3
To what importance was Arabia for the Kingdom of Axum?	3
What role (if any) did Horse archers play in Japanese warfare?	3
Under the Komnenid Dynasty, did the Romans make any alliances with Arab or other Muslim powers to tackle the threat posed by the Seljuk Turks?	3
Why was the popular people's front of Judea unpopular?	3