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Mass infanticide, did it ever really happen?

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When and how did the practice of training up child slaves into elite warriors first become institutionalized?

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What kind of musical instruments and styles were available or known to pre-Islamic Arabs, and why was music marginalised in later Islamic societies, in contrast to Christian churches that used music religiously?

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How close are Greek and Roman face sculptures to forensic reconstructions using skulls of historical figures if any?

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I am an Egyptian bureaucrat in 100 AD. How much do I know about ancient Egypt? And what's my opinion of Rome?

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How did the deaf/mute communicate before the proliferation of sign language late 18th century, in times and places where regular literacy was usually low?

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At what age would people in antiquity start to learn reading and writing?

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How much distance would two facing armies keep each other them in pre-gunpowder warfare?

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Did horsemen swing their swords at their targets or did they just hold them out and let the horse's inertia do the damage? And if they swung, was it forwards or backwards?

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Did the ancients potty train their children? How different was it from how we do it today?

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Mass infanticide, did it ever really happen?	24
When and how did the practice of training up child slaves into elite warriors first become institutionalized?	16
What kind of musical instruments and styles were available or known to pre-Islamic Arabs, and why was music marginalised in later Islamic societies, in contrast to Christian churches that used music religiously?	13
How close are Greek and Roman face sculptures to forensic reconstructions using skulls of historical figures if any?	12
I am an Egyptian bureaucrat in 100 AD. How much do I know about ancient Egypt? And what's my opinion of Rome?	11
How did the deaf/mute communicate before the proliferation of sign language late 18th century, in times and places where regular literacy was usually low?	9
At what age would people in antiquity start to learn reading and writing?	8
How much distance would two facing armies keep each other them in pre-gunpowder warfare?	7
Did horsemen swing their swords at their targets or did they just hold them out and let the horse's inertia do the damage? And if they swung, was it forwards or backwards?	7
Did the ancients potty train their children? How different was it from how we do it today?	5