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Gypsies attack Harriet Smith in Jane Austen's "Emma," demanding money. Were many gypsies roaming England in the early 19th century? Who were they, how did they get to England, and what were they up to?	2
Did any enemies from the US Civil War meet back up after the war was over, either to continued animosity or new friendship and respect? Can you tell us about any interesting meetings or relationships that developed?	2
European nobles of the middle ages seem to suffer from a lot of gout in fiction. Is this based on reality? If so, was their meat-centered diet to blame, or something else?	2
Classical/Renaissance art seems to be about transcendence. It points to something beyond itself and the one who made it. Much modern art doesn't seem to hold to this. Was there a turning point in which the earlier view was critiqued?	2
English settlers in the 13 colonies often ran away to live with Native Americans. Why was that life appealing to so many colonials? What did they find among Native American bands that they couldn't find in the colonial settlements?	2
Were the cities of the Italian Renaissance richer than the ancient Roman cities that preceded them? If so, what changed to allow them to prosper to a greater degree?	2
How would a noble woman greet a noble man in high office in the ancient middle east?	2
Herodotus said The Greeks overreacted to Helen being stolen, cause Asians did it all the time. Is this a reasonable claim?	2
King James I of England tried to create a silk industry in his American colonies by demanding that farmers plant 6 mulberry trees a year for 7 years. How did his plan work out? How many mulberry trees actually got planted, and did any silk get produced?	2
How problematic was soil erosion due to ancient Roman agriculture?	2

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