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How did the fall of the Western Roman Empire affect the average peasant?

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I came across a map from 1826 that divides the world into oddly specific 'states of civilisation'. How commonly accepted was the classification system in this map, and did the various levels have actual definitions?

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Why did the Thirty Years' War have so many casualties?

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When we talk about barbarian 'hordes' invading the Roman Empire, what do we mean? What distinguishes a horde from an army?

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Were the thirty years war, the war of the Spanish succession, the seven years war, and the Napoleonic wars world wars?

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When and how did cowboy come to mean gunslinger in popular usage?

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During the revolutions of 1848, would every city have its own newspaper, or would they be spread through larger areas, and did this have an effect on the spread of revolution?

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When population growth in first world countries slowed down, was there any effort to prevent it?

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How did life in the Frankish Empire change over the 9th century?

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What's the historiography of Romulus Augustulus being 'the last Roman emperor'?

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How did the fall of the Western Roman Empire affect the average peasant?	25
I came across a map from 1826 that divides the world into oddly specific 'states of civilisation'. How commonly accepted was the classification system in this map, and did the various levels have actual definitions?	23
Why did the Thirty Years' War have so many casualties?	21
When we talk about barbarian 'hordes' invading the Roman Empire, what do we mean? What distinguishes a horde from an army?	20
Were the thirty years war, the war of the Spanish succession, the seven years war, and the Napoleonic wars world wars?	18
When and how did cowboy come to mean gunslinger in popular usage?	17
During the revolutions of 1848, would every city have its own newspaper, or would they be spread through larger areas, and did this have an effect on the spread of revolution?	16
When population growth in first world countries slowed down, was there any effort to prevent it?	16
How did life in the Frankish Empire change over the 9th century?	16
What's the historiography of Romulus Augustulus being 'the last Roman emperor'?	15