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How historically accurate is this Orientalist painting? (Otto Pilny's "Slave Market Presentation")

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Can the term "National Awakening" or "Nationalism" not be used for societies and cultures before the 18th and 19th centuries?

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Did the Japanese consider the Chinese as culturally superior or more civilized in comparison to themselves? (Pre-19th century)

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How did feminists in the West view women’s rights in the USSR Before the 70s?

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Republic vs Democracy

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Spain and Portugal are playing today. This made me wonder the rather clichéd question: What prevented Spain from conquering Portugal? Why didn't/couldn't they?

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Were 1st/2nd c. Roman legions as visually uniform as Hollywood portrays them?

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Was the Battle of the Milvian Bridge as pivotal in the Christianization of the Roman Empire as its made out to be? Wouldn't the empire's Christianization have continued anyway regardless of Constantine's victory?

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What phenomena caused serfs to be free in Western Europe?

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As a general in an ancient or medieval army, how do I go about “choosing the field of battle”? Why would I accept a battlefield chosen by my enemy if it’s potentially disadvantageous to me? Why don’t I just “walk away” and wait for him somewhere else that would be more beneficial for me?

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How historically accurate is this Orientalist painting? (Otto Pilny's "Slave Market Presentation")	3
Can the term "National Awakening" or "Nationalism" not be used for societies and cultures before the 18th and 19th centuries?	3
Did the Japanese consider the Chinese as culturally superior or more civilized in comparison to themselves? (Pre-19th century)	3
How did feminists in the West view women’s rights in the USSR Before the 70s?	3
Republic vs Democracy	2
Spain and Portugal are playing today. This made me wonder the rather clichéd question: What prevented Spain from conquering Portugal? Why didn't/couldn't they?	2
Were 1st/2nd c. Roman legions as visually uniform as Hollywood portrays them?	2
Was the Battle of the Milvian Bridge as pivotal in the Christianization of the Roman Empire as its made out to be? Wouldn't the empire's Christianization have continued anyway regardless of Constantine's victory?	2
What phenomena caused serfs to be free in Western Europe?	2
As a general in an ancient or medieval army, how do I go about “choosing the field of battle”? Why would I accept a battlefield chosen by my enemy if it’s potentially disadvantageous to me? Why don’t I just “walk away” and wait for him somewhere else that would be more beneficial for me?	2