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I'm an average merchant in a major city during the Khwarazmian Dynasty. If I'm selling in a market, do I have a permanent stall or do I rent it for a period of time? Are my goods sold in segregated areas with other similar goods or are they mixed with unrelated ones?	5
Among steppe nomads, were there any systems to help people with handicaps (poor vision, qualities needed for riding and shooting, etc)? Were they incorporated into other roles or left to fend for themselves?	5
Why do so many history books (childrens, textbooks, independent historians, even architectural) follow the classical line of history (egypt, greece, rome, western europe, USA)? I see little or no representation of asia, africa (non-egyptian) or south america unless I am specifically looking fot it.	4
Popular imagery of crusading orders like the Templars and Hospitalers show consistent gear and uniforms. Is this realistic?	4
What was the state of cultural interaction or segregation in medieval Khorasan?	4
Is there any evidence that 15th and 16th century european monarchs feared that their colonies would form independent states? If so, what safeguards would they put in place to secure the colonist's loyalties?	4
Historians have very different views on the population and civilization of Central Asia. Rawlinson's History of Parthia displays Chorasmia being unable to have ever supported cities. Starr's Lost Enlightenment shows it to be a thriving trading center until the Mongol invasions. Why the disagreement?	4
To what extent did people in the medieval muslim world know about allergies? Could a community overcome something like a milk or wheat allergy?	4
Steppe nomad armies were dependant on pasture for their horses and livestock. Are there any examples of alternative military or logistic strategies when mounted warfare was not viable?	4
Aniconism is enforced is some Islamic nations but not others. What was the reasoning for allowing the painting of humans and animals in the Mughal Empire, among others?	3

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