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During the English Reformation why wasn't there more resistance against Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church? Why did Parliament go along with it so easily? It seems like there was more resistance to Brexit than Henry's decision to leave a 1000 year old church.

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How did people like Galileo and Copernicus become widely read if their writings were banned?

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Did the Romans rule Egypt as a colony like the Greeks, or did the Egyptian people actually become "Romanized" like the Gauls and Spaniards?

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The word for blue in modern Greek is μπλε (ble) which is a French word. The same is true for pink (rose) and grey (gris) How did the Greeks end up using French words for their colors?

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Arabs and Jews have common ancestry, and that explains why they both believe in Abraham, and the prophets of the Old Testament, but how did Jesus enter into the picture? How did a new prophet who never left modern-day Israel / Palestine become so important to early Muslims?

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How easy was it for the average American moviegoers in the 1950-1960s to see (now famous) foreign films in the United States? Like 7 Samurai or the Seventh Seal?

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During the English Reformation why wasn't there more resistance against Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church? Why did Parliament go along with it so easily? It seems like there was more resistance to Brexit than Henry's decision to leave a 1000 year old church.	141
How did people like Galileo and Copernicus become widely read if their writings were banned?	26
Did the Romans rule Egypt as a colony like the Greeks, or did the Egyptian people actually become "Romanized" like the Gauls and Spaniards?	11
The word for blue in modern Greek is μπλε (ble) which is a French word. The same is true for pink (rose) and grey (gris) How did the Greeks end up using French words for their colors?	6
Arabs and Jews have common ancestry, and that explains why they both believe in Abraham, and the prophets of the Old Testament, but how did Jesus enter into the picture? How did a new prophet who never left modern-day Israel / Palestine become so important to early Muslims?	2
How easy was it for the average American moviegoers in the 1950-1960s to see (now famous) foreign films in the United States? Like 7 Samurai or the Seventh Seal?	1