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Did societies before the modern era have superior memory/fact recall compared to modern societies? If so, did they have mnemonic techniques to aid them, or has the crutch of recording technologies atrophied our natural abilities?

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Does the idea of a unified Afghan state and culture have roots in the deep past, or is it a fairly modern construction? How solid is the binding that holds the various regions and ethnic groups together?

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While Saxon lands were falling all around him, how did Alfred the Great manage to turn the tide and win so many significant victories over the vikings?

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What part of the Protestant doctrine leads adherents to put more emphasis on work ethic and entrepreneurialism than other Christian sects?

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America won the war of independence and got tossed from the British Empire's economic and trade union. How badly was the young country's economy hurt by this?

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Famine brought on by Rinderpest killed two-thirds of the Masai by 1891. Soon after, the British Empire had acquired several colonies in East Africa. How big of a role did the disruption of Rinderpest play in the British conquest of East Africa?

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The Netflix show "Kingdom," shows beautiful Korean palaces and villas, but the villages are all squalid. Is this a realistic portrayal of 15th-century villages?

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How did European leper colonies work in practice? Who funded them, what did the Lepers do while in them, and were they effective in stopping the spread of the disease?

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Slaves built Rome's great buildings and infrastructure projects. But how skilled was their labor?

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Roman numerals are considered inefficient and complex compared to Arabic numerals, but they were in use for thousands of years with little problem. As a way of dealing with numbers, how problematic were they?

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Did societies before the modern era have superior memory/fact recall compared to modern societies? If so, did they have mnemonic techniques to aid them, or has the crutch of recording technologies atrophied our natural abilities?	2	AskHistorians
Does the idea of a unified Afghan state and culture have roots in the deep past, or is it a fairly modern construction? How solid is the binding that holds the various regions and ethnic groups together?	2	AskHistorians
While Saxon lands were falling all around him, how did Alfred the Great manage to turn the tide and win so many significant victories over the vikings?	2	AskHistorians
What part of the Protestant doctrine leads adherents to put more emphasis on work ethic and entrepreneurialism than other Christian sects?	2	AskHistorians
America won the war of independence and got tossed from the British Empire's economic and trade union. How badly was the young country's economy hurt by this?	2	AskHistorians
Famine brought on by Rinderpest killed two-thirds of the Masai by 1891. Soon after, the British Empire had acquired several colonies in East Africa. How big of a role did the disruption of Rinderpest play in the British conquest of East Africa?	2	AskHistorians
The Netflix show "Kingdom," shows beautiful Korean palaces and villas, but the villages are all squalid. Is this a realistic portrayal of 15th-century villages?	2	AskHistorians
How did European leper colonies work in practice? Who funded them, what did the Lepers do while in them, and were they effective in stopping the spread of the disease?	2	AskHistorians
Slaves built Rome's great buildings and infrastructure projects. But how skilled was their labor?	2	AskHistorians
Roman numerals are considered inefficient and complex compared to Arabic numerals, but they were in use for thousands of years with little problem. As a way of dealing with numbers, how problematic were they?	2	AskHistorians