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What lasting cultural effects did the Arab occupation of Sicily have?

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Did segregation in the United States lead to separate black/white economies? If so, did the end of segregation disrupt any businesses that grew out of this division?

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Would a Roman Legionary in the 2nd Century AD be familiar with the Phalanx, and its tactics?

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Herodotus states that Kufu "mobilised 100,000 labourers, for periods of 3 months" during the 30 years it took to build his pyramid. How would this conscription process have been implemented?

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What effect did Roman governorship of Iberia have on the regions mineral deposits, and subsequent economy?

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Many early republics gave suffrage to "landowners, 21 and older." Why was 21 the age of suffrage? Why has 18 replaced 21 as the age of suffrage?

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Why are Roman Legionaries depicted in red tunics? Where did this trope being?

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In the Napoleonic era, how would ship construction differ, if at all, between a nations Atlantic and Mediterranean fleet?

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Jericho is a classic "Tell" city. What factors contributed to the city being inhabited so continuously?

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How imminent was the possibility that British Columbia would join the United States if the Canadian Pacific Railway was not built?

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What lasting cultural effects did the Arab occupation of Sicily have?	712	AskHistorians
Did segregation in the United States lead to separate black/white economies? If so, did the end of segregation disrupt any businesses that grew out of this division?	72	AskHistorians
Would a Roman Legionary in the 2nd Century AD be familiar with the Phalanx, and its tactics?	17	AskHistorians
Herodotus states that Kufu "mobilised 100,000 labourers, for periods of 3 months" during the 30 years it took to build his pyramid. How would this conscription process have been implemented?	9	AskHistorians
What effect did Roman governorship of Iberia have on the regions mineral deposits, and subsequent economy?	7	AskHistorians
Many early republics gave suffrage to "landowners, 21 and older." Why was 21 the age of suffrage? Why has 18 replaced 21 as the age of suffrage?	4	AskHistorians
Why are Roman Legionaries depicted in red tunics? Where did this trope being?	4	AskHistorians
In the Napoleonic era, how would ship construction differ, if at all, between a nations Atlantic and Mediterranean fleet?	2	AskHistorians
Jericho is a classic "Tell" city. What factors contributed to the city being inhabited so continuously?	2	AskHistorians
How imminent was the possibility that British Columbia would join the United States if the Canadian Pacific Railway was not built?	1	AskHistorians