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Dean Phillip Bell mentions Jewish evangelical campaigns in the late Roman Empire. Why were Jews actively seeking converts at this time? When did attitudes toward evangelism eventually reverse?

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Medieval European romances like Parzival often venture into the east, presenting distorted views of the Middle East and the Holy Land. Was any medieval Islamic literature set in Europe?

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Did the Vikings leave any noticeable genetic impact on the indigenous population of Newfoundland?

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Why did the Albanian people embrace Islam to a much greater degree than Greeks, Serbs, or other Ottoman subjects?

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How were women treated in the Ottoman Empire?

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In what principle ways did Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian slavery differ from American slavery?

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In 1066, was the Norman community homogeneously French-speaking, or did anybody still speak Norse as a first or second language?

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We often perceive medical history as a linear drive to perfection. This seems reductive. Are there any useful procedures or medicines from history that we can no longer replicate?

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From WW1 through the 1950s, many African Americans moved to major American cities to work in factories. What were conditions like for black workers versus white workers? Were factories segregated?

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Was the development of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! influenced by the generation gap of the 1960s and '70s?

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Dean Phillip Bell mentions Jewish evangelical campaigns in the late Roman Empire. Why were Jews actively seeking converts at this time? When did attitudes toward evangelism eventually reverse?	98
Medieval European romances like Parzival often venture into the east, presenting distorted views of the Middle East and the Holy Land. Was any medieval Islamic literature set in Europe?	98
Did the Vikings leave any noticeable genetic impact on the indigenous population of Newfoundland?	98
Why did the Albanian people embrace Islam to a much greater degree than Greeks, Serbs, or other Ottoman subjects?	98
How were women treated in the Ottoman Empire?	97
In what principle ways did Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian slavery differ from American slavery?	96
In 1066, was the Norman community homogeneously French-speaking, or did anybody still speak Norse as a first or second language?	95
We often perceive medical history as a linear drive to perfection. This seems reductive. Are there any useful procedures or medicines from history that we can no longer replicate?	94
From WW1 through the 1950s, many African Americans moved to major American cities to work in factories. What were conditions like for black workers versus white workers? Were factories segregated?	93
Was the development of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! influenced by the generation gap of the 1960s and '70s?	93