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What wrong ideas about medieval Europe might one get from popular works of "medieval fantasy"?

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If you were designing a game like Civilization, what game mechanic would you add? (ideally one that reflects some interesting and underused theory)

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How has our attitude towards "Nature" varied with time and place?

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What pre-modern examples are there of movements for racial equality? (more generally, political/legal economy of ethnic groups)

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Is there a link between folklore saying fairies fear Iron, and the bronze/iron transition in Europe?

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What do historians think of Steven Pinker's "The Better Angels of Our Nature"?

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How has the concept of "Religion" evolved through history?

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To what extent has fiction (plays, novels...) contributed to social or moral changes?

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How different were nomad societies from each other? How many common elements would one find among the Mongols, the Tuareg, the Comanche, the Maasai, the Sami, the Scythians, etc.?

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What "modern" ideas appeared in ancient Chinese schools of thought, about philosophy, politics, economics...

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What wrong ideas about medieval Europe might one get from popular works of "medieval fantasy"?	494
If you were designing a game like Civilization, what game mechanic would you add? (ideally one that reflects some interesting and underused theory)	263
How has our attitude towards "Nature" varied with time and place?	32
What pre-modern examples are there of movements for racial equality? (more generally, political/legal economy of ethnic groups)	32
Is there a link between folklore saying fairies fear Iron, and the bronze/iron transition in Europe?	11
What do historians think of Steven Pinker's "The Better Angels of Our Nature"?	10
How has the concept of "Religion" evolved through history?	4
To what extent has fiction (plays, novels...) contributed to social or moral changes?	2
How different were nomad societies from each other? How many common elements would one find among the Mongols, the Tuareg, the Comanche, the Maasai, the Sami, the Scythians, etc.?	2
What "modern" ideas appeared in ancient Chinese schools of thought, about philosophy, politics, economics...	0