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With today's advanced techniques, could Egyptian hieroglyphs have been deciphered without the use of the Rosetta Stone?

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At what point did glass bottles become an economically viable alternative to clay vessels?

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When and why did we stop giving people epithets like "the great", "the magnificent", "the terrible"?

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Was there ever a time when people did not know that dogs were bred from wolves and if so, how did they explain domestic dogs?

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How did Aztec warriors capture prisoners during a battle?

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With today's advanced techniques, could Egyptian hieroglyphs have been deciphered without the use of the Rosetta Stone?	85
At what point did glass bottles become an economically viable alternative to clay vessels?	16
When and why did we stop giving people epithets like "the great", "the magnificent", "the terrible"?	5
Was there ever a time when people did not know that dogs were bred from wolves and if so, how did they explain domestic dogs?	4
How did Aztec warriors capture prisoners during a battle?	3