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To what degree was the rise of the isms (Fascism, Communism, Socialism) during and after WWI correlated with declining religious observance among people in the West?	2
In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Mark Anthony's funeral oration roused the Roman plebs against Caesar's assassins. Historically, I believe Caesar himself used funeral orations for political purposes. Was this an innovative use of eulogies for political gain, or a long-standing precedent?	2
How big of a role did Spain and the Spanish new world colonies play in the US Revolutionary War? Was Britain involved in a second North American front against the Spanish?	2
Where and when did partner acrobatics first appear, and what sort of evidence is there for what the early days of the sport would have looked like?	2
How prevalent was "compound living" in the premodern era? Palazzos, rancheros, etc?	2
Is it reasonable to consider the Crusades as early examples of Christian/European colonialism, imperialism, and barbarism, which modern Muslims sometimes suggest?	2
Did Greek and Turkish Cypriots actually want their own independent countries, or did they merely default to them because they're couldn't agree to join either Turkey or Greece collectively?	2
Did Roman concrete give the Romans any significant advantage over their rivals, or was it mostly used to make buildings that looked impressive but which offered no clear advantages? Did rival empires know how to make it? Were there military applications (fortifications, etc?)?	2
Did the successful federated unions of Greek city states in the Hellenistic era influence the US founding fathers?	2
Crocodiles and Hippos made life dangerous on the ancient Egyptian Nile. Were there attempts to wipe out animals that so regularly hunted humans?	2

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