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What were American ideas about male virginity in the first half of the 20th century?

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Would the gentry of early-high medieval Europe be familiar with Greco-Roman stories and myths? When would the Odyssey and stories of Hercules and Theseus become known to Europe?

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Were attempts ever made to introduce elephants as pack animals in the West?

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Why did 600 years pass between Pope John XXII and Pope John XXIII? Was the name seen as unlucky or bad?

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Was there much ethnic tension between Arabs and Iranians during the Early Middle Ages?

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How in the world did the ancient Slavic name Stanislav become common on the other side of Europe, as Estanislao in Spain?

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Do the mythologies and written histories of any Bronze Age/Iron Age peoples give us hints about the cultures and religions of the "Old Europeans" prior to the arrival of Indo European languages?

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The Sutton Hoo helmet includes a full face mask. Would this have been entirely ceremonial, or were other similar helms used in the early middle ages?

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If the cultures and languages of France are generally much more diverse than those of Germany, why was it a unified, centralized nation so much earlier?

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Why did Greek cuirasses and Roman-style plate armor disappear from Western Europe?

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What were American ideas about male virginity in the first half of the 20th century?	27
Would the gentry of early-high medieval Europe be familiar with Greco-Roman stories and myths? When would the Odyssey and stories of Hercules and Theseus become known to Europe?	27
Were attempts ever made to introduce elephants as pack animals in the West?	27
Why did 600 years pass between Pope John XXII and Pope John XXIII? Was the name seen as unlucky or bad?	27
Was there much ethnic tension between Arabs and Iranians during the Early Middle Ages?	27
How in the world did the ancient Slavic name Stanislav become common on the other side of Europe, as Estanislao in Spain?	27
Do the mythologies and written histories of any Bronze Age/Iron Age peoples give us hints about the cultures and religions of the "Old Europeans" prior to the arrival of Indo European languages?	27
The Sutton Hoo helmet includes a full face mask. Would this have been entirely ceremonial, or were other similar helms used in the early middle ages?	27
If the cultures and languages of France are generally much more diverse than those of Germany, why was it a unified, centralized nation so much earlier?	26
Why did Greek cuirasses and Roman-style plate armor disappear from Western Europe?	26