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Flatbreads are a staple in warm climates around the globe yet seem less popular further north. Is there a reason for this?

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What did the people of Central Asia provide, production-wise, to the Silk Road commerce?

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What was the expectation for women to veil in medieval central asia? Also, was public female modesty prevalent before the adoption of Islam?

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During WW2, to what extent did the SAS coordinate with other military units, British or otherwise?

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In the Baburnama, Babur states that he attempted to capture Samarkand before winter. The fields along the way had already been harvested leaving his soldiers without food. Did he have no baggage train? And would such a regular plundering cause discontent?

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How did the local people of North Africa view the Western Desert campaign (WW2)? Were locals used as guides or contribute to the fighting?

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Given the mobile nature of the steppe nomads, how is it that many of the tribes achieved such a refined level of metal-working? How did this happen without settled communities providing sources of metal and the facilities to work them?

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After the initial Muslim conquest of Iran, how were Zoroastrians and peoples of other faiths treated? Was there an active conversion?

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India has repeatedly been invaded and conquered by horse-riding armies. Was India's relative lack of pasture land considered a weakness? Did elephants effectively counter cavary?

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If an Islamic woman in medieval Persia wished to have an abortion, who would she seek out, how would the procedure be performed and how would her actions be perceived by her peers?

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Flatbreads are a staple in warm climates around the globe yet seem less popular further north. Is there a reason for this?	14
What did the people of Central Asia provide, production-wise, to the Silk Road commerce?	14
What was the expectation for women to veil in medieval central asia? Also, was public female modesty prevalent before the adoption of Islam?	14
During WW2, to what extent did the SAS coordinate with other military units, British or otherwise?	13
In the Baburnama, Babur states that he attempted to capture Samarkand before winter. The fields along the way had already been harvested leaving his soldiers without food. Did he have no baggage train? And would such a regular plundering cause discontent?	13
How did the local people of North Africa view the Western Desert campaign (WW2)? Were locals used as guides or contribute to the fighting?	12
Given the mobile nature of the steppe nomads, how is it that many of the tribes achieved such a refined level of metal-working? How did this happen without settled communities providing sources of metal and the facilities to work them?	12
After the initial Muslim conquest of Iran, how were Zoroastrians and peoples of other faiths treated? Was there an active conversion?	12
India has repeatedly been invaded and conquered by horse-riding armies. Was India's relative lack of pasture land considered a weakness? Did elephants effectively counter cavary?	12
If an Islamic woman in medieval Persia wished to have an abortion, who would she seek out, how would the procedure be performed and how would her actions be perceived by her peers?	12