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How effective were medieval or renaissance doctors, really?

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In the Middle Ages, how common was literacy in one's own language as opposed to literacy in Latin or Greek?

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How common were the sort of scams depicted by Hansberry in the 1959 play "A Raisin in the Sun" (did they actually happen?) How did authorities try to respond to these scams, if at all?

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What caused the eventual decline of the Timurid rulers and their empire? Is it true that after the death of Tamerlane they were always in a decline?

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What is the earliest time a middle class European might have pursued scholarship for its own sake outside religion? How would that have worked?

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Why, how, and when did Novgorod become a republic? How wealthy were they, exactly?

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What is the oldest form of musical notation?

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When was the peak of Jainism, and how far spread was it at the time? How far spread was Jainism under the Rashtrakuta? How did Jain rulers justify warfare?

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When and how did the idea of exercise explicitly for health purposes begin to emerge?

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Do we know about there being dominant and popular athletes in antiquity in things like the Olympic games? If not, when do we have the first mention of something like a dominant athlete or sports team by a contemporary writer?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How effective were medieval or renaissance doctors, really?	148
In the Middle Ages, how common was literacy in one's own language as opposed to literacy in Latin or Greek?	32
How common were the sort of scams depicted by Hansberry in the 1959 play "A Raisin in the Sun" (did they actually happen?) How did authorities try to respond to these scams, if at all?	28
What caused the eventual decline of the Timurid rulers and their empire? Is it true that after the death of Tamerlane they were always in a decline?	21
What is the earliest time a middle class European might have pursued scholarship for its own sake outside religion? How would that have worked?	16
Why, how, and when did Novgorod become a republic? How wealthy were they, exactly?	15
What is the oldest form of musical notation?	9
When was the peak of Jainism, and how far spread was it at the time? How far spread was Jainism under the Rashtrakuta? How did Jain rulers justify warfare?	5
When and how did the idea of exercise explicitly for health purposes begin to emerge?	5
Do we know about there being dominant and popular athletes in antiquity in things like the Olympic games? If not, when do we have the first mention of something like a dominant athlete or sports team by a contemporary writer?	4