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How were medieval Islamic empires organized and governed?

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How did the Stylites, the monks who lived on pillars, eat, poop and sleep?

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Why was Canada distinct from the 13 Colonies?

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If I wanted to accuse or bring charges of murder against another individual in ancient Rome, how would I go about this?

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How conscious or interested was Charles V of the Spanish conquests in the New World? Did he shrug about the sudden influx of gold into his coffers from the conquest of Mexico or did he take a personal role in Spanish colonization?

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Does World War I actually deserve the title of World War?

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Was Alexander the Great worshiped as a Greek Hero or God at all after his death?

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Wikipedia claims Anastasius I, a Christian Byzantine Emperor, was the claim Roman Emperor to be deified, but cites no source. Is this true? And if so, how and why would a Christian emperor be deified?

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What were the attitudes of non-colonial European nations towards colonization? Did they ever try to prevent their own citizens emigrating to another country's colonies?

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Were the causes of the Wars of the Roses entirely dynastic, or were there underlying political/economic/social issues that caused it?

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How were medieval Islamic empires organized and governed?	13
How did the Stylites, the monks who lived on pillars, eat, poop and sleep?	13
Why was Canada distinct from the 13 Colonies?	13
If I wanted to accuse or bring charges of murder against another individual in ancient Rome, how would I go about this?	13
How conscious or interested was Charles V of the Spanish conquests in the New World? Did he shrug about the sudden influx of gold into his coffers from the conquest of Mexico or did he take a personal role in Spanish colonization?	12
Does World War I actually deserve the title of World War?	12
Was Alexander the Great worshiped as a Greek Hero or God at all after his death?	12
Wikipedia claims Anastasius I, a Christian Byzantine Emperor, was the claim Roman Emperor to be deified, but cites no source. Is this true? And if so, how and why would a Christian emperor be deified?	12
What were the attitudes of non-colonial European nations towards colonization? Did they ever try to prevent their own citizens emigrating to another country's colonies?	11
Were the causes of the Wars of the Roses entirely dynastic, or were there underlying political/economic/social issues that caused it?	11