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Did the bow and arrow develop independently in the various cultures across the globe? If so, why does the design seem so universally similar?

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Would sword fighting from your field of study look anything like the fighting depicted in television/movies?

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Is there some origination point of the concept of dragons that later spread east and west, or were the two just developed in parallel?

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If you had to pick one event that most strongly influenced or altered your specific field's historical narrative, what would it be?

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Did the bow and arrow develop independently in the various cultures across the globe? If so, why does the design seem so universally similar?	269
Would sword fighting from your field of study look anything like the fighting depicted in television/movies?	27
Is there some origination point of the concept of dragons that later spread east and west, or were the two just developed in parallel?	10
If you had to pick one event that most strongly influenced or altered your specific field's historical narrative, what would it be?	2