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Modern recipes that use cinnamon usually mix it with sugar, a New World crop. How was cinnamon used in Old World cooking prior to the introduction of sugar?

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How did natives meeting first waves of Exploration-Era colonists perceive firearms?

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Do academic historians still divide history into Ancient, Medieval, and Modern? Considering how much things change in different parts of these periods, is it even useful?

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Would there have been any Jewish members of Swiss or German mercenary companies in the Renaissance?

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How much influence did the Magna Carta really have on modern concepts of democracy/human rights?

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How can I avoid Islamophobic propaganda when learning about the crusades?

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Did peasant levies (conscripts) exist in medieval Europe? If so, has their presence been exaggerated?

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The Pink Floyd albums "Animals" and "The Wall" contain explicitly leftist themes, yet their releases overlap with the rise of neoliberalism in politics. How did the rise of the new ideology impact the reception of these albums, if at all?

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Did pre-modern societies have any knowledge of traumatic brain injuries? If so, how were victims treated?

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Was Dante Alighieri a Cathar sympathizer?

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Modern recipes that use cinnamon usually mix it with sugar, a New World crop. How was cinnamon used in Old World cooking prior to the introduction of sugar?	12
How did natives meeting first waves of Exploration-Era colonists perceive firearms?	11
Do academic historians still divide history into Ancient, Medieval, and Modern? Considering how much things change in different parts of these periods, is it even useful?	10
Would there have been any Jewish members of Swiss or German mercenary companies in the Renaissance?	10
How much influence did the Magna Carta really have on modern concepts of democracy/human rights?	9
How can I avoid Islamophobic propaganda when learning about the crusades?	8
Did peasant levies (conscripts) exist in medieval Europe? If so, has their presence been exaggerated?	8
The Pink Floyd albums "Animals" and "The Wall" contain explicitly leftist themes, yet their releases overlap with the rise of neoliberalism in politics. How did the rise of the new ideology impact the reception of these albums, if at all?	8
Did pre-modern societies have any knowledge of traumatic brain injuries? If so, how were victims treated?	7
Was Dante Alighieri a Cathar sympathizer?	6