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What, if anything, did Europeans have to say about the Imjin War?

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Generally speaking, how knowledgeable was the average Latin/Frank born in one of the Crusader States about Islam?

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Did Romans refer to Egyptians as disparagingly as they do in HBO's Rome?

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To what extent, if any, was Thomas Jefferson's agrarian philosophy influenced by similar Chinese philosophies?

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What was life like for the average Manchu living in Manchuria during the 18th century?

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Disease epidemics killed an estimated 80% of the native population in New Spain. Why were Mexican native/native-descended populations able to rebound after catastrophic disease epidemics while ones to the north for the most part didn't?

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Was Otto III Considered a Legitimate Roman Emperor by the Byzantines? If Not, Why Did They Decide to Betroth Him to future Empress Zoe Porphyogenita?

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I read in the book The Rhetorical Tradition that the ancient Greeks considered puns to be a form of logical appeal. Why would this be the case?

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Why did Bartolome de las Casas praise Christopher Columbus?

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Japanese people sometimes refer to "God" in the singular. Was this concept introduced due to the spread of Christianity, or does it predate contact with European missionaries? More generally, how did the concept of monotheism evolve over the centuries in Japan?

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What, if anything, did Europeans have to say about the Imjin War?	7
Generally speaking, how knowledgeable was the average Latin/Frank born in one of the Crusader States about Islam?	7
Did Romans refer to Egyptians as disparagingly as they do in HBO's Rome?	6
To what extent, if any, was Thomas Jefferson's agrarian philosophy influenced by similar Chinese philosophies?	6
What was life like for the average Manchu living in Manchuria during the 18th century?	6
Disease epidemics killed an estimated 80% of the native population in New Spain. Why were Mexican native/native-descended populations able to rebound after catastrophic disease epidemics while ones to the north for the most part didn't?	6
Was Otto III Considered a Legitimate Roman Emperor by the Byzantines? If Not, Why Did They Decide to Betroth Him to future Empress Zoe Porphyogenita?	6
I read in the book The Rhetorical Tradition that the ancient Greeks considered puns to be a form of logical appeal. Why would this be the case?	6
Why did Bartolome de las Casas praise Christopher Columbus?	6
Japanese people sometimes refer to "God" in the singular. Was this concept introduced due to the spread of Christianity, or does it predate contact with European missionaries? More generally, how did the concept of monotheism evolve over the centuries in Japan?	5