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Did pre-contact new world peoples have their own spice trade?

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How come the Catholic Church is far more accepting of banking today than in the Middle Ages?

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Why does it seem like Australia was less eager to adopt native foodstuffs than nations in the Americas?

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How much meat did Medieval and Renaissance-era societies eat?

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Do we know why Catherine of Braganza was unable to bear an heir?

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Prussia was famously described as an "army with a state" and the United Kingdom was famously described as a "nation of shopkeepers". Was either claim actually true?

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In 1990, Alaskans elected a pro-independence governor. What happened in that period that made voters choose a third-party, pro-independence candidate?

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Were sweet cherries always considered a finicky luxury food?

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Why is Sparta glorified in Western art and culture?

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In the Ancient world, enslavement of defeated peoples was common. Do we have records of captured slaves being allowed to continue practicing their own religions, or did their masters force them to adopt their religion?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did pre-contact new world peoples have their own spice trade?	37	AskHistorians
How come the Catholic Church is far more accepting of banking today than in the Middle Ages?	37	AskHistorians
Why does it seem like Australia was less eager to adopt native foodstuffs than nations in the Americas?	34	AskHistorians
How much meat did Medieval and Renaissance-era societies eat?	34	AskHistorians
Do we know why Catherine of Braganza was unable to bear an heir?	32	AskHistorians
Prussia was famously described as an "army with a state" and the United Kingdom was famously described as a "nation of shopkeepers". Was either claim actually true?	31	AskHistorians
In 1990, Alaskans elected a pro-independence governor. What happened in that period that made voters choose a third-party, pro-independence candidate?	29	AskHistorians
Were sweet cherries always considered a finicky luxury food?	29	AskHistorians
Why is Sparta glorified in Western art and culture?	28	AskHistorians
In the Ancient world, enslavement of defeated peoples was common. Do we have records of captured slaves being allowed to continue practicing their own religions, or did their masters force them to adopt their religion?	24	AskHistorians