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Pirates are generally associated with European colonies in the Caribbean, but were they also active in Indonesia/the Spice islands?

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What led to the decline of organized labor in the U.S.?

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What is the origin of the Slavs, and why is their recorded history so brief?

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How common was it for a farmer to own his own land in medieval Europe?

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When did Europe and East Asia stop being "tribal"?

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Were Arabs politically marginalized under the Ottoman Empire?

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When did Roman-style bathhouses go out of fashion in Europe?

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Ottoman succession and "the cage": why did some potential sultans live most of their lives under house arrest?

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Is there any evidence of Islam being brought to colonial America through African slaves, or were slaves always pagans?

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Did the proponents of "scientific racism" think Spaniards/Portuguese were inferior people? If so, why?

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Pirates are generally associated with European colonies in the Caribbean, but were they also active in Indonesia/the Spice islands?	23
What led to the decline of organized labor in the U.S.?	19
What is the origin of the Slavs, and why is their recorded history so brief?	19
How common was it for a farmer to own his own land in medieval Europe?	19
When did Europe and East Asia stop being "tribal"?	18
Were Arabs politically marginalized under the Ottoman Empire?	15
When did Roman-style bathhouses go out of fashion in Europe?	13
Ottoman succession and "the cage": why did some potential sultans live most of their lives under house arrest?	13
Is there any evidence of Islam being brought to colonial America through African slaves, or were slaves always pagans?	12
Did the proponents of "scientific racism" think Spaniards/Portuguese were inferior people? If so, why?	11