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Did the Byzantines and Ottomans view Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, and Montenegrins as one group, or as separate peoples?

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In the Ottoman Empire, was it seen as shameful for a young common woman to be a bride of a local noble, or did families aspire for their daughters to do that?

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Why is the first half of the 10th century called the "Pornocracy" or "Rule of the Harlots" by some Protestants?

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Has the rise of medieval fantasy fiction had any effect on the way historians understand or talk about the real medieval past?

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How would medieval European rulers find and hire mercenaries? How did they contact these groups?

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What made Mussolini's Italy and Nazi Germany different from non-fascist dictatorships like Imperial Japan or Peron's Argentina?

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Could there be a link between PTSD and the rise of fascism? How did trauma affect the politics of WW1 veterans across the 1920s?

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My anthropology professor claims many Chinese women passed as men to work in American railroads, and had no trouble due to their "flatter chests and slight figures."

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Did any Zoroastrians live in the Roman Empire? If so, how were they treated?

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What percentage of men who went to fight in medieval wars could expect to come home?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Byzantines and Ottomans view Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, and Montenegrins as one group, or as separate peoples?	125
In the Ottoman Empire, was it seen as shameful for a young common woman to be a bride of a local noble, or did families aspire for their daughters to do that?	121
Why is the first half of the 10th century called the "Pornocracy" or "Rule of the Harlots" by some Protestants?	121
Has the rise of medieval fantasy fiction had any effect on the way historians understand or talk about the real medieval past?	119
How would medieval European rulers find and hire mercenaries? How did they contact these groups?	117
What made Mussolini's Italy and Nazi Germany different from non-fascist dictatorships like Imperial Japan or Peron's Argentina?	116
Could there be a link between PTSD and the rise of fascism? How did trauma affect the politics of WW1 veterans across the 1920s?	116
My anthropology professor claims many Chinese women passed as men to work in American railroads, and had no trouble due to their "flatter chests and slight figures."	114
Did any Zoroastrians live in the Roman Empire? If so, how were they treated?	113
What percentage of men who went to fight in medieval wars could expect to come home?	111