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What exactly were the tokens inside of bulla used for in Sumeria in the 8th century BC? Were there uses beyond receipts for deposits?

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Did/why did the Germanic peoples coming into areas of the Roman Empire in the 5th century convert to Christianity?

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Did the Romans consider their Gods to apply to the Barbarians?

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How true is it that modern court cards in a Bicyle deck are based on real people?

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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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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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In WW2 Germany built flak towers with anti-aircraft guns and bomb shelters. Wouldn’t the guns make them a target for bombers, leading to them being poor shelters?

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I heard that between the early middle ages and the Renaissance, only one of Plato's dialogues existed in Latin. What was the view of Plato in that intervening time?

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Did American politicians have any contact with Germany between Britain declaring war in 1939 and American declaring war in 1941?

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Augurs in the Roman Republic interpreted the will of the gods based on the flight and sounds of birds. What was the received wisdom for the link between gods and birds?

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What exactly were the tokens inside of bulla used for in Sumeria in the 8th century BC? Were there uses beyond receipts for deposits?	6
Did/why did the Germanic peoples coming into areas of the Roman Empire in the 5th century convert to Christianity?	6
Did the Romans consider their Gods to apply to the Barbarians?	6
How true is it that modern court cards in a Bicyle deck are based on real people?	6
Could warring navies understand each other’s flag signals? And if they were coded, was there an element of decoding?	6
I read that in the taking of Constantinople in 1453, manuscripts were piled and burned. Why did the invaders do this?	6
In WW2 Germany built flak towers with anti-aircraft guns and bomb shelters. Wouldn’t the guns make them a target for bombers, leading to them being poor shelters?	6
I heard that between the early middle ages and the Renaissance, only one of Plato's dialogues existed in Latin. What was the view of Plato in that intervening time?	6
Did American politicians have any contact with Germany between Britain declaring war in 1939 and American declaring war in 1941?	5
Augurs in the Roman Republic interpreted the will of the gods based on the flight and sounds of birds. What was the received wisdom for the link between gods and birds?	5