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Is it true that the first generation of social security beneficiaries were miserable in retirement, and wanted to work?

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Did St. Benedict demand that his monks go without food for long periods of time? Are we talking one meal a day? One some days of the year? Did the fasts include total abstinence from all food or just meat?

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Obsidian arrowheads and spear tips can be just as sharp as iron. So was the primary advantage in upgrading to iron the increased reusability because iron is stronger and less likely to break on impact, or were there other factors at play?

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As Cortez and Pizarro slaughtered and conquered their way across the Americas, did Europeans back home debate whether aggression against peoples who held no threat to Europeans could be justified?

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Most European countries have taken a middle path between American-style suburban sprawl and their traditional compact development patterns since the end of WWII. Was this a conscious choice, or imposed by their preexisting development patterns?

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Hadrian had "Humanitas, Libertas, Felicitas," printed on his coins, and we might read into the actions of his adopted Grandson, Marcus Aurelius, a world view that sought to elevate man and to fix the world's ills. Was "Humanism," taking hold during the twilight years of the Pax Romana?

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Christians portray the virgin Mary as bookish, learned, and an intellectual. Historically, how likely would this have been, given her social status and village life?

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The Roman military increasingly relied on cavalry starting in late antiquity. Did all those Roman military roads built for infantry work well for cavalry?

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What advantages did the Incas have due to their largely non-monetary economy?

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Were ancient Roman and Greek painters able to produce work of a similar caliber as those from the Renaissance?

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Is it true that the first generation of social security beneficiaries were miserable in retirement, and wanted to work?	6	AskHistorians
Did St. Benedict demand that his monks go without food for long periods of time? Are we talking one meal a day? One some days of the year? Did the fasts include total abstinence from all food or just meat?	6	AskHistorians
Obsidian arrowheads and spear tips can be just as sharp as iron. So was the primary advantage in upgrading to iron the increased reusability because iron is stronger and less likely to break on impact, or were there other factors at play?	6	AskHistorians
As Cortez and Pizarro slaughtered and conquered their way across the Americas, did Europeans back home debate whether aggression against peoples who held no threat to Europeans could be justified?	6	AskHistorians
Most European countries have taken a middle path between American-style suburban sprawl and their traditional compact development patterns since the end of WWII. Was this a conscious choice, or imposed by their preexisting development patterns?	6	AskHistorians
Hadrian had "Humanitas, Libertas, Felicitas," printed on his coins, and we might read into the actions of his adopted Grandson, Marcus Aurelius, a world view that sought to elevate man and to fix the world's ills. Was "Humanism," taking hold during the twilight years of the Pax Romana?	6	AskHistorians
Christians portray the virgin Mary as bookish, learned, and an intellectual. Historically, how likely would this have been, given her social status and village life?	6	AskHistorians
The Roman military increasingly relied on cavalry starting in late antiquity. Did all those Roman military roads built for infantry work well for cavalry?	6	AskHistorians
What advantages did the Incas have due to their largely non-monetary economy?	6	AskHistorians
Were ancient Roman and Greek painters able to produce work of a similar caliber as those from the Renaissance?	6	AskHistorians