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Let's say i'm a general in medieval France during the 100 years war, how did i control the troops when the battle became a mess and the sound of swords and shields make difficult to others to hear me ?	37
I heard Urban tried to sell his cannon to the byzantines, why did the byzantines refuse ?	34
Vox, a youtube channel, said most of Iraq's conscripted soldier fleed the battlefields as soon as they started fighting their first battle against ISIS in 2014, was this a problem in WW2 and WW1' conscripted soldiers as well ? If yes how big was the problem ?	31
In ancient Rome if a slave committed suicide within 6 months from Purchase the owner could get a full refund, if a client talked his slaves into suicide or however treated him/her bad enough to force him/her into suicide could a merchant seek legal aid and get a refund since the suicide was forced ?	27
Why didn't Poland-Lithuania fight back the Partitions ? Why did their king just let it happen ? Did Poland have a realistic chance of fighting the Invasion back in the first place ?	27
Why did people who didn't own slaves fight on the side of the Confederates during the American civil war ? What benefit did they get from slavery that they wanted to defend it ?	26
When in history did we start to use GDP as a measure of wealth of a country ?	25
How did smaller European tribes communicate with each other in Pre-Indo-European Europe ? Did they have any way to learn the language of a different tribe ?	24
What religion did jews and inhabitants of what is today israel and palestine practice before judaism ?	24
How would my life be as a black man in ancient Rome ? How did Romans treat "coloured" people, even asian merchants ?	23

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