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Before the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, had any other religions tried to formally codify a sense of "orthodoxy" in order to regulate and unify its adherents?

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How did christian missionaries explain theological metaphors like the Good Shepherd to people who didn’t have an idea of what sheep even were?

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Hitler spoke with an infamous degree of charisma. Did he memorize his speeches? Or did he have prompts? If he had prompts, how did he read off of his notes?

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The Aztecs believed that if they neglected to sacrifice people to Huitzilopochtli, then darkness would cover the earth. In the immediate arrival of the Conquistadors, how did the Aztecs react when sacrifice was abolished by the colonial power?

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How would anti-semitic kings/nobles in the middle ages react to their court magicians delving into Jewish mystical texts?

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What did the first century apostolic church use the monetary contributions for? Did they build churches?

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How effective was the beaked plague suit used by doctors during the black plague in the prevention of infecting the doctor? What was the procedure for cleaning it?

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As a french colonialist in Indochina, how long would it take for me to come to the knowledge that a great World War had begun? How fast did knowledge and information spread back then?

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How were tactics taught in the mid-late 19th century?

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Were there any “scienc-fiction” writers during ancient times or the medieval ages? Who are some notable authors and what kind of scientific technological advancements or ‘space-age’ things did they write about?

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Before the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, had any other religions tried to formally codify a sense of "orthodoxy" in order to regulate and unify its adherents?	144
How did christian missionaries explain theological metaphors like the Good Shepherd to people who didn’t have an idea of what sheep even were?	34
Hitler spoke with an infamous degree of charisma. Did he memorize his speeches? Or did he have prompts? If he had prompts, how did he read off of his notes?	23
The Aztecs believed that if they neglected to sacrifice people to Huitzilopochtli, then darkness would cover the earth. In the immediate arrival of the Conquistadors, how did the Aztecs react when sacrifice was abolished by the colonial power?	12
How would anti-semitic kings/nobles in the middle ages react to their court magicians delving into Jewish mystical texts?	7
What did the first century apostolic church use the monetary contributions for? Did they build churches?	7
How effective was the beaked plague suit used by doctors during the black plague in the prevention of infecting the doctor? What was the procedure for cleaning it?	7
As a french colonialist in Indochina, how long would it take for me to come to the knowledge that a great World War had begun? How fast did knowledge and information spread back then?	6
How were tactics taught in the mid-late 19th century?	5
Were there any “scienc-fiction” writers during ancient times or the medieval ages? Who are some notable authors and what kind of scientific technological advancements or ‘space-age’ things did they write about?	4