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Is there any chance we discover evidence of a civilization older than any we currently know? Or are we fairly sure that the mespotamian civilization was the first?

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If you were a commoner, would it have been better to live in 500 BC Rome, or in 1000 AD Britan?

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Ancient Horror Stories

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During the English civil war there was a warrant demanding the death of King Charles the 1st for the crimes of high treason. This warrant was signed by several members of parliment. Were the people who signed it taking a huge risk? Does this warrant with the signatures still exist in a museum today?

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What did English nobility during medieval times think about ancient Egpytian pharaohs and rulers? Did they imitate or take inspiration from the Ancient Egyptian ruling class in any way?

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JS Mill (the contest in america)

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Did the Black Plague wich swept its way through Asia, Europe and parts of Africa in the 14th century, also find its way to pre Columbus Americas? Is there anyway to know this or evidence to suggest it might have?

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Global Warming

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Preservation Of Music Through The Centuries

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Were commoners in Medieval Europe under a genuine belief that their king was god's only truly appointed king, and that other so called kings were imposters?

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Is there any chance we discover evidence of a civilization older than any we currently know? Or are we fairly sure that the mespotamian civilization was the first?	3351
If you were a commoner, would it have been better to live in 500 BC Rome, or in 1000 AD Britan?	3320
Ancient Horror Stories	179
During the English civil war there was a warrant demanding the death of King Charles the 1st for the crimes of high treason. This warrant was signed by several members of parliment. Were the people who signed it taking a huge risk? Does this warrant with the signatures still exist in a museum today?	106
What did English nobility during medieval times think about ancient Egpytian pharaohs and rulers? Did they imitate or take inspiration from the Ancient Egyptian ruling class in any way?	6
JS Mill (the contest in america)	2
Did the Black Plague wich swept its way through Asia, Europe and parts of Africa in the 14th century, also find its way to pre Columbus Americas? Is there anyway to know this or evidence to suggest it might have?	1
Global Warming	1
Preservation Of Music Through The Centuries	1
Were commoners in Medieval Europe under a genuine belief that their king was god's only truly appointed king, and that other so called kings were imposters?	1