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Is there a case of two unconnected civilizations leaving records talking about the same comet?

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Before electric lighting, would people sleep more in the winter months because of the shorter days?

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Are there ceremonies when a church is converted into a mosque? I’m thinking in particular about the Hagia Sophia.

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How did armies fight at night before electric light?

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Is it really possible to say who was a good general in history?

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I read that merchant banks in the 1300s led to sedentary merchants. I don’t really understand why?

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What was the relation between the people in Britain pre-Romans, and tribes in Europe?

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Did the Romans believe their pantheon lived “somewhere”? If so, during the period when people could believe in these gods and the Christian god, did they imagine the gods and god cohabitating?

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I read that in the taking of Constantinople in 1453, manuscripts were piled and burned. Why did the invaders do this?

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Could warring navies understand each other’s flag signals? And if they were coded, was there an element of decoding?

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Is there a case of two unconnected civilizations leaving records talking about the same comet?	7
Before electric lighting, would people sleep more in the winter months because of the shorter days?	7
Are there ceremonies when a church is converted into a mosque? I’m thinking in particular about the Hagia Sophia.	7
How did armies fight at night before electric light?	7
Is it really possible to say who was a good general in history?	7
I read that merchant banks in the 1300s led to sedentary merchants. I don’t really understand why?	7
What was the relation between the people in Britain pre-Romans, and tribes in Europe?	7
Did the Romans believe their pantheon lived “somewhere”? If so, during the period when people could believe in these gods and the Christian god, did they imagine the gods and god cohabitating?	7
I read that in the taking of Constantinople in 1453, manuscripts were piled and burned. Why did the invaders do this?	6
Could warring navies understand each other’s flag signals? And if they were coded, was there an element of decoding?	6