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Given the misogyny of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, why were concepts like justice often personified by women?

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What kind of contact existed between Japan and the Eurasian steppe before Kublai Khan's invasion in 1274?

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In the late middle ages, would literary works like the Divine Comedy and the Song of Roland be widely-read or widely-heard by non-nobility?

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In the 19th century, what kind of camaraderie existed between the slaveowning class of the American South with slaveholders in Cuba or Brazil? Did they view themselves as a single group of people collectively resisting the rise of industrial capitalism?

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What was the military of early medieval Italy? What sorts of weapons and armor would a soldier from Lombardy, Rome, and Bari have in the year 850?

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Why did European soldiers abandon Greco-Roman-style breastplates/cuirasses in favor of mail?

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What was popular culture like in North Vietnam?

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Across the middle ages, do we have any estimate on morality rates among European and Muslim soldiers?

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Did early modern Habsburg monarchs really believe that a universal Habsburg monarchy was imminent? How did they respond to the extinction of the Habsburg dynasty in Spain?

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Did Atilla and his armies leave a genetic mark on the population of Italy?

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Given the misogyny of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, why were concepts like justice often personified by women?	9
What kind of contact existed between Japan and the Eurasian steppe before Kublai Khan's invasion in 1274?	9
In the late middle ages, would literary works like the Divine Comedy and the Song of Roland be widely-read or widely-heard by non-nobility?	9
In the 19th century, what kind of camaraderie existed between the slaveowning class of the American South with slaveholders in Cuba or Brazil? Did they view themselves as a single group of people collectively resisting the rise of industrial capitalism?	9
What was the military of early medieval Italy? What sorts of weapons and armor would a soldier from Lombardy, Rome, and Bari have in the year 850?	9
Why did European soldiers abandon Greco-Roman-style breastplates/cuirasses in favor of mail?	9
What was popular culture like in North Vietnam?	9
Across the middle ages, do we have any estimate on morality rates among European and Muslim soldiers?	9
Did early modern Habsburg monarchs really believe that a universal Habsburg monarchy was imminent? How did they respond to the extinction of the Habsburg dynasty in Spain?	9
Did Atilla and his armies leave a genetic mark on the population of Italy?	9