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Has there ever existed in any time or place a questing economy as it is seen in video games, where travelling adventures are paid for things like item retrieval or animal slaying?

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I'm a fisherman on Vanuatu, sometime in the 15th century. How much control does the Tu'i Tonga Empire have over my daily life? What is my relation to them?

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How did the Natives first get to Hawaii?

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Are there any historical equivalents to the weapons created as props for movies based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien?

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Was Nazi Germany particularly prolific with the creation of items branded with their iconography? Essentially, is it odd how many swastikas there are?

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We often hear of the famous attempts and successes of codebreaking undertaken by the Allies in WWII. What are some stories of Axis powers breaking Allied codes?

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Why do we see Red and Purple as similar colors that blend together when they are at opposite sides of the spectrum in terms of wavelength?

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Did any pre-European contact Native Americans have an understanding of the size of the continent?

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As compared to Germany, how did Japan's rise to Imperialism and Fascism differ?

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How did pre-european contact Native Americans such as the Carib respond or prepare for Hurricanes?

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Has there ever existed in any time or place a questing economy as it is seen in video games, where travelling adventures are paid for things like item retrieval or animal slaying?	231	AskHistorians
I'm a fisherman on Vanuatu, sometime in the 15th century. How much control does the Tu'i Tonga Empire have over my daily life? What is my relation to them?	67	AskHistorians
How did the Natives first get to Hawaii?	23	AskHistorians
Are there any historical equivalents to the weapons created as props for movies based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien?	18	AskHistorians
Was Nazi Germany particularly prolific with the creation of items branded with their iconography? Essentially, is it odd how many swastikas there are?	18	AskHistorians
We often hear of the famous attempts and successes of codebreaking undertaken by the Allies in WWII. What are some stories of Axis powers breaking Allied codes?	17	AskHistorians
Why do we see Red and Purple as similar colors that blend together when they are at opposite sides of the spectrum in terms of wavelength?	12	askscience
Did any pre-European contact Native Americans have an understanding of the size of the continent?	10	AskHistorians
As compared to Germany, how did Japan's rise to Imperialism and Fascism differ?	9	AskHistorians
How did pre-european contact Native Americans such as the Carib respond or prepare for Hurricanes?	5	AskHistorians