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Before 1450, what knowledge did West African rulers have of Europe?

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I saw a Tumblr post mentioning how "sailors would throw women off ships because they brought bad luck". Did this ever happen?

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In pre-modern Europe, I've read that soldiers wives and children sometimes traveled with armies. How would they survive? How would these people be treated?

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In the 14th to 16th century , how much control did Popes have over the everyday occurrences, business practices, and military defence of Rome?

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Did women travel with the Crusaders? What roles did they play?

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Why does the first amendment of the US constitution protect freedom of religion? Did many hardline Protestants protest this?

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Before WW1, what did Germany's socialists and communists seek to do with overseas colonial possessions like New Guinea and Namibia?

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In the decades after WW2, dozens of nation states broke away from European control. These colonies contributed greatly to European prosperity, so why did independence not lead to a major economic collapse?

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Why did the Italian states take so long to unify?

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Are any Afrocentrist arguments regarded as plausible?

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Before 1450, what knowledge did West African rulers have of Europe?	22
I saw a Tumblr post mentioning how "sailors would throw women off ships because they brought bad luck". Did this ever happen?	21
In pre-modern Europe, I've read that soldiers wives and children sometimes traveled with armies. How would they survive? How would these people be treated?	21
In the 14th to 16th century , how much control did Popes have over the everyday occurrences, business practices, and military defence of Rome?	21
Did women travel with the Crusaders? What roles did they play?	21
Why does the first amendment of the US constitution protect freedom of religion? Did many hardline Protestants protest this?	21
Before WW1, what did Germany's socialists and communists seek to do with overseas colonial possessions like New Guinea and Namibia?	21
In the decades after WW2, dozens of nation states broke away from European control. These colonies contributed greatly to European prosperity, so why did independence not lead to a major economic collapse?	21
Why did the Italian states take so long to unify?	21
Are any Afrocentrist arguments regarded as plausible?	21