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The recent ice age means that there was a period very near to the "start" of civilization where the sea level was 150 feet lower. To what extent has shallow water been surveyed for excavation (can it)?

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Why did Rome become a lesser city in its own Empire?

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Why didn't the popes, or those in service to them, record histories during the "Dark Ages"?

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How common was homicide in "inner-city" Ancient Rome?

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Are there any known books on medieval pharmacology?

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How did French revolutionaries (1790s) take control of the military?

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How did the Puritans stop being "pure"?

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Why did Rome run out of money to pay its troops?

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What percent of Rome's GDP was slavery?

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Why did engineering knowledge die out in the West after the fall of Rome?

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The recent ice age means that there was a period very near to the "start" of civilization where the sea level was 150 feet lower. To what extent has shallow water been surveyed for excavation (can it)?	374
Why did Rome become a lesser city in its own Empire?	243
Why didn't the popes, or those in service to them, record histories during the "Dark Ages"?	12
How common was homicide in "inner-city" Ancient Rome?	11
Are there any known books on medieval pharmacology?	6
How did French revolutionaries (1790s) take control of the military?	3
How did the Puritans stop being "pure"?	2
Why did Rome run out of money to pay its troops?	2
What percent of Rome's GDP was slavery?	1
Why did engineering knowledge die out in the West after the fall of Rome?	1