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The Franco-Ottoman alliance was often perceived as scandalous by other European powers and often internally within France. Was there a standard 'Islamic' rebuttal to this otherwise non-ideological alliance within and outside of the Empire?	4
Guru Nanak was famous for traveling, with his travels in the Middle East being the most disputed; what would've been the policies towards religious figures of non-Abrahamic faiths in a cosmopolitan city such as Baghdad during the turbulent period of the 14th-15th centuries?	4
The frame story of the 'Decameron' involves a small group of nobles waiting out the black death in a deserted villa and occupying their time with a story-telling game. Is this meant to have echoed any actual practice among the upper classes of Europe (or at least Italy) during the black death?	3
Traditions regarding Naga's are present throughout most of Southeast Asia. Do these represent a sort of traditional parallel to 'western' fairies?	3
I am a wealthy French Royalist living in one of France's colonial holdings, and I have learned of the establishment of the Third French republic. Are there any counter-revolutionary acts against the new republican regime that could be preformed as someone who doesn't live in France itself?	3
Much has often been said of the 'ratlines' which allowed various Italian, German, and Spanish fascists to leave Europe in the aftermath of World War 2. Was there any equivalent for French collaborators?	3
During the 12th to 14th centuries, how different did Turkic or Mongolian cavalry function in terms of equipment and tactics?	3
How quick were Native Americans willing to change their burial practices in the face of the gradual adoption of Christianity among most of the various tribes? How did missionaries view the traditionally buried as 'pagans', as opposed to those who were buried as converted Christians?	3
Is there any significance of the Greeks having developed forms of democracy (usually oligarchical in nature) while having a pantheon of deities known for bad behavior headed by a tyrannical 'King of the Gods'?	2
19th century France had a rather turbulent political history. As a individual in one of France's colonies, how am I meant to feel about the constant regime change? Were there ever any major monarchist or republican groups overseas that posed significant threat to a then-opposite French regime?	2

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