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How did the Umayyads keep Al-Andalus when they lost everything else?

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What was the justification, in the Congress of Vienna, for annexing states that hadn't sided with Napoleon? (E.g., Genoa and Venice)

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How unique were the Spanish in creating an empire which demanded rapid conversion to the metropole's religious and cultural norms?

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Solon's constitution seems to imply a rather narrow gap between rich and poor in archaic Athens, with the poorest Pentacosiomedimnoi (highest class) having only 2.5x the income of the richest thetes (lowest class). Did this reflect reality in Solon's time? What about in later classical Athens?

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Would Jesus's conception of Roman taxation as being personal tribute to Caesar, rather than taxes owed to the authority of the Roman res publica, have been unusual in the early 1st century?

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How could chariots be used militarily?

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How was the civilian government structured in 15th century Hussite Bohemia?

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How did the collapse of the Carolingian Empire affect Western European slave exports to the Islamic world?

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Are the 15th century invention of the printing press and the success of the Protestant Reformation as closely linked among historians as they are in broader popular historical narratives?

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I'm a fairly wealthy guy (noble or wealthy burgher) in 13th century England, but I'd rather have rye gruel and pease porridge than roasted pheasant and Burgundy wine. Would this be remarkable in my social circles, or just a rather boring fact about me?

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How did the Umayyads keep Al-Andalus when they lost everything else?	14
What was the justification, in the Congress of Vienna, for annexing states that hadn't sided with Napoleon? (E.g., Genoa and Venice)	14
How unique were the Spanish in creating an empire which demanded rapid conversion to the metropole's religious and cultural norms?	14
Solon's constitution seems to imply a rather narrow gap between rich and poor in archaic Athens, with the poorest Pentacosiomedimnoi (highest class) having only 2.5x the income of the richest thetes (lowest class). Did this reflect reality in Solon's time? What about in later classical Athens?	14
Would Jesus's conception of Roman taxation as being personal tribute to Caesar, rather than taxes owed to the authority of the Roman res publica, have been unusual in the early 1st century?	13
How could chariots be used militarily?	13
How was the civilian government structured in 15th century Hussite Bohemia?	13
How did the collapse of the Carolingian Empire affect Western European slave exports to the Islamic world?	13
Are the 15th century invention of the printing press and the success of the Protestant Reformation as closely linked among historians as they are in broader popular historical narratives?	13
I'm a fairly wealthy guy (noble or wealthy burgher) in 13th century England, but I'd rather have rye gruel and pease porridge than roasted pheasant and Burgundy wine. Would this be remarkable in my social circles, or just a rather boring fact about me?	12