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In many movies about the 14th-20th centuries, palaces are shown constantly full of people intermingling and talking without having any apparent reason to be there, as there doesn’t seem to be a ball or party happening. Were royal palaces full of people during the day just hanging out?
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Islam and the Quran insist on a lack of social classes based on birth and wealth. Did this translate into higher social mobility in the pre modern Muslim world?
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In shows like band of brothers and movies like hacksaw ridge, we see a training NCO or officer still leading the recruits in battle after having been their drill trainer. Is this a Hollywood thing or was it common practice in the U.S. military?
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Help! I was carving the Pharaoh/Kings relief on a mountain and I messed up his face! What’s gonna happen to me? Has this happened to someone else that we know of?
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What happened immediately after Stalin's body was found? How much do we know for a fact and what are we guessing?
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What was the extent of the Abbasid Caliph's power after the fracture of the empire in the 9th century and during the Cairo period, respectively?
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