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The Catholic Church and Muslim world are credited for having saved Greek and Roman writing following the fall of the Western Roman Empire (eventually contributing to the Renaissance). To what extent did the Eastern Roman Empire have copies/preserve those same works?

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How did Armenia remain Christian after the advent of Islam?

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How did the Protestant Reformation affect the Orthodox Church, if at all?

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Why did leprechauns have pots of gold? Why not boxes or chests or sacks?

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Did any major power have reconstruction plans in the event that they survived a nuclear war?

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During the Viking or Middle Ages, how much of a disadvantage would a warrior have wielding an axe against an opponent with a sword?

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Do we know how lucrative the Silk Road was for China? What about for Persia and Byzantium?

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How did the armies or other Ancient Greek city states fare in battle against the Spartans?

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How effective were the 1918 standard-issue infantry helmets of each of the belligerents of WWI? Why did they look so different, country to country? Were the differences primarily aesthetic or functional?

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Did people in medieval times or in antiquity ascribe different values to different gems?

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The Catholic Church and Muslim world are credited for having saved Greek and Roman writing following the fall of the Western Roman Empire (eventually contributing to the Renaissance). To what extent did the Eastern Roman Empire have copies/preserve those same works?	272
How did Armenia remain Christian after the advent of Islam?	72
How did the Protestant Reformation affect the Orthodox Church, if at all?	32
Why did leprechauns have pots of gold? Why not boxes or chests or sacks?	28
Did any major power have reconstruction plans in the event that they survived a nuclear war?	28
During the Viking or Middle Ages, how much of a disadvantage would a warrior have wielding an axe against an opponent with a sword?	24
Do we know how lucrative the Silk Road was for China? What about for Persia and Byzantium?	19
How did the armies or other Ancient Greek city states fare in battle against the Spartans?	12
How effective were the 1918 standard-issue infantry helmets of each of the belligerents of WWI? Why did they look so different, country to country? Were the differences primarily aesthetic or functional?	5
Did people in medieval times or in antiquity ascribe different values to different gems?	4