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There are a variety of Arabic and Byzantine primary sources for the history of the Abbasids and the eastern Mediterranean. What are the pros and cons of each writer? (e.g. al-Tabari, Masudi, Jahiz, Constantine VII)

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How did ancient wooden buildings like the Borgund Stave Church survive 800 years?

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Why wasn't the Levant fully Hellenized by the Roman Empire like Anatolia was?

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How much source material do we actually have for the Old Norse/Viking religion? Is most of it post-Christianization reconstructions?

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In the ancient Roman army, did generals, and cavalry officers/decuriones, have a different, more expensive kind of horse than the rest of the equites?

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In the great cities of the Golden Horde, like Astrakhan and Sarai Batu in the 14th century AD, was there a significant population of Slavs as well as Tatars? In addition, other than the royal family, were there any Mongols left, or did they all become Tatars?

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Did the army of the Neo-Assyrian Empire establish the basis for every Near Eastern (and by diffusion, European, Middle Eastern, and Persian) military force thereafter?

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In the early 1800s, how did Americans view the Spanish conquistadors of the 1500s and 1600s?

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In the Middle Ages, an extensive Slavic slave trade saw Mediterranean kingdoms such as the Abbasid Caliphate, Al-Andalus, Venice, Byzantium and the Franks capturing slaves from Eastern Europe. Did the resulting "Saqaliba" population leave any lasting footprint in Western Europe or the Middle East?

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Did the Romans constantly send slave raids into Germania?

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There are a variety of Arabic and Byzantine primary sources for the history of the Abbasids and the eastern Mediterranean. What are the pros and cons of each writer? (e.g. al-Tabari, Masudi, Jahiz, Constantine VII)	10
How did ancient wooden buildings like the Borgund Stave Church survive 800 years?	9
Why wasn't the Levant fully Hellenized by the Roman Empire like Anatolia was?	9
How much source material do we actually have for the Old Norse/Viking religion? Is most of it post-Christianization reconstructions?	8
In the ancient Roman army, did generals, and cavalry officers/decuriones, have a different, more expensive kind of horse than the rest of the equites?	8
In the great cities of the Golden Horde, like Astrakhan and Sarai Batu in the 14th century AD, was there a significant population of Slavs as well as Tatars? In addition, other than the royal family, were there any Mongols left, or did they all become Tatars?	8
Did the army of the Neo-Assyrian Empire establish the basis for every Near Eastern (and by diffusion, European, Middle Eastern, and Persian) military force thereafter?	8
In the early 1800s, how did Americans view the Spanish conquistadors of the 1500s and 1600s?	8
In the Middle Ages, an extensive Slavic slave trade saw Mediterranean kingdoms such as the Abbasid Caliphate, Al-Andalus, Venice, Byzantium and the Franks capturing slaves from Eastern Europe. Did the resulting "Saqaliba" population leave any lasting footprint in Western Europe or the Middle East?	8
Did the Romans constantly send slave raids into Germania?	7