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Why do European place names like "Southend-on-sea" or "Villes-sur-mere" explain their location but such names are uncommon or nonexistant in the New World?

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What influence, if any, did the Italian republics of the Renaissance have on the development of republicanism in the 18th century and the Atlantic Revolutions?

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Why has Europe, historically, imported all of its seasonings and spices from overseas? What about native European spices (and herbs) made them lackluster compared to foreign ingredients?

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How did pre-modern societies react to species becoming extinct in their area before the advent of modern biology, taxonomy and ecology?

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Why wasn't the shield or buckler used in Japan in similar contexts to its use in the European renaissance, ie, duels and un-armored fighting?

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Did the domestication of animals in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador inoculate them to diseases?

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Of the various styles of high medieval and renaissance helmets, which among them had the most facial protection and visibility?

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Why were the Japanese prohibited from having an army after WWII, but the Germans weren't?

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At what period in time could it be said that there were the most "kingdoms" on Earth? What about the most empires, or the most republics?

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Why were guns as we know them invented in Europe, when gunpowder was invented in China?

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Why do European place names like "Southend-on-sea" or "Villes-sur-mere" explain their location but such names are uncommon or nonexistant in the New World?	4
What influence, if any, did the Italian republics of the Renaissance have on the development of republicanism in the 18th century and the Atlantic Revolutions?	4
Why has Europe, historically, imported all of its seasonings and spices from overseas? What about native European spices (and herbs) made them lackluster compared to foreign ingredients?	3
How did pre-modern societies react to species becoming extinct in their area before the advent of modern biology, taxonomy and ecology?	3
Why wasn't the shield or buckler used in Japan in similar contexts to its use in the European renaissance, ie, duels and un-armored fighting?	3
Did the domestication of animals in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador inoculate them to diseases?	3
Of the various styles of high medieval and renaissance helmets, which among them had the most facial protection and visibility?	2
Why were the Japanese prohibited from having an army after WWII, but the Germans weren't?	2
At what period in time could it be said that there were the most "kingdoms" on Earth? What about the most empires, or the most republics?	1
Why were guns as we know them invented in Europe, when gunpowder was invented in China?	1