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I've read that Marco Polo found Oil wells in Azerbaijan. What was the oil used for?

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When the Silk Road trade was at its height, were the merchants aware of where their products would end up?

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How did the Average Crusader travel to the Holy Land?

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Did Alulim really exist and is he the first ever recorded King?

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How much of the Arabian Peninsular was Muslim at the death of Muhammad?

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How did some nations like the medieval Kingdom of Serbia manage to produce an entire 'ethnicity' while others, like Northumbria, Burgundy etc. did not

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In WW2, why did the Germans fight in grey uniforms?

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Which tribes joined Tecumseh's Confederacy?

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Why is France the only nation with a Foreign Legion?

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Is there a long history of people collecting souvenirs?

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