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Grain from Greek colonies in the northern black sea kept Athens fed. Why were these colonists not overrun by the Scythians horsemen who dominated the plains?

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The famous "Earthrise," photo was described by Nature photographer Galen Rowell as "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken". How did it influence the environmental movement?

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Athenians could freely speak their minds in the Assembly, but elsewhere they could get into severe trouble for criticizing someone or something. Why did this divide exist in Athenian law, and how was it enforced or observed in practice?

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One in five American adults — about 48 million people — struggles to read at a basic level. How does this compare to literacy 50 to 100 years ago, and in colonial times?

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Were the Soviets still lagging western countries in technology by the 1960s? If so, were they attempting to make up the gap through theft/spying? How successful were they?

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Everyone knows about revolutionary Ford Model T. Were models A through S worth writing home about?

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Machiavelli thought Florence should stop hiring fickle and unreliable mercenaries and instead create a part-time citizen militia modeled on the Roman legions. He used it to defeat Pisa, but the experiment ended after a defeat and never spread to other cities. Why didn't the idea take hold?

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Did the Spanish fishing industry cause the collapse of the Grand Banks cod fishery? Why didn't Canada head off the problem? Why were international fishing companies allowed to strip the whole fishery bare?

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Roman Britain had the largest garrison in the empire. Did the Romans get enough value from the province to justify the expense of keeping them there?

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Did the Whole Earth Catalog have a major cultural impact in the 1960s and 1970s? Why was it so popular, and what was the business model?

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Grain from Greek colonies in the northern black sea kept Athens fed. Why were these colonists not overrun by the Scythians horsemen who dominated the plains?	13	AskHistorians
The famous "Earthrise," photo was described by Nature photographer Galen Rowell as "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken". How did it influence the environmental movement?	13	AskHistorians
Athenians could freely speak their minds in the Assembly, but elsewhere they could get into severe trouble for criticizing someone or something. Why did this divide exist in Athenian law, and how was it enforced or observed in practice?	13	AskHistorians
One in five American adults — about 48 million people — struggles to read at a basic level. How does this compare to literacy 50 to 100 years ago, and in colonial times?	13	AskHistorians
Were the Soviets still lagging western countries in technology by the 1960s? If so, were they attempting to make up the gap through theft/spying? How successful were they?	13	AskHistorians
Everyone knows about revolutionary Ford Model T. Were models A through S worth writing home about?	13	AskHistorians
Machiavelli thought Florence should stop hiring fickle and unreliable mercenaries and instead create a part-time citizen militia modeled on the Roman legions. He used it to defeat Pisa, but the experiment ended after a defeat and never spread to other cities. Why didn't the idea take hold?	13	AskHistorians
Did the Spanish fishing industry cause the collapse of the Grand Banks cod fishery? Why didn't Canada head off the problem? Why were international fishing companies allowed to strip the whole fishery bare?	13	AskHistorians
Roman Britain had the largest garrison in the empire. Did the Romans get enough value from the province to justify the expense of keeping them there?	13	AskHistorians
Did the Whole Earth Catalog have a major cultural impact in the 1960s and 1970s? Why was it so popular, and what was the business model?	13	AskHistorians