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Would an indigenous inhabitant of India, East Africa, or Palestine have felt any impact of the 1930s Depression?

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What kind of relationship did early modern Hermetics, Gnostics, and other Esoterics have with the Catholic Church? Were these new or rediscovered forms of philosophy considered heretical, or were scholars able to explore these beliefs without fear of persecution?

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How much is known about Pre-Celtic Britain?

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Did a Thracian or Hittite identity still exist in late antiquity and the early middle ages? When did the languages die out?

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By 1980, did any members of the Soviet government expect to win the Cold War? What objectives did they have after becoming global hegemon?

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In modern pop culture, teenage girls are often stereotyped as petty, emotional, or immature. Has this always been the case?

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Was Napoleon's attempt to invade Haiti and reimpose slavery universally supported by the French revolutionary government? What kind of support existed in France for the Haitian Revolutionaries?

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Despite a millenia-long tradition, Sun Tzu's Art of War is the only work of Chinese literature that most Westerners can identify. Why is this?

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I've heard it said that the workers who built the Egyptian pyramids were not slaves because they were paid wages in food. Could the same not be said about most slaves, though?

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I saw an offhand reference to incredibly high fertility rates after the 14th century Black Plague, and that observers remarked that almost every woman of childbearing age was pregnant. Any sources on this?

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Would an indigenous inhabitant of India, East Africa, or Palestine have felt any impact of the 1930s Depression?	18
What kind of relationship did early modern Hermetics, Gnostics, and other Esoterics have with the Catholic Church? Were these new or rediscovered forms of philosophy considered heretical, or were scholars able to explore these beliefs without fear of persecution?	18
How much is known about Pre-Celtic Britain?	18
Did a Thracian or Hittite identity still exist in late antiquity and the early middle ages? When did the languages die out?	18
By 1980, did any members of the Soviet government expect to win the Cold War? What objectives did they have after becoming global hegemon?	18
In modern pop culture, teenage girls are often stereotyped as petty, emotional, or immature. Has this always been the case?	18
Was Napoleon's attempt to invade Haiti and reimpose slavery universally supported by the French revolutionary government? What kind of support existed in France for the Haitian Revolutionaries?	18
Despite a millenia-long tradition, Sun Tzu's Art of War is the only work of Chinese literature that most Westerners can identify. Why is this?	18
I've heard it said that the workers who built the Egyptian pyramids were not slaves because they were paid wages in food. Could the same not be said about most slaves, though?	18
I saw an offhand reference to incredibly high fertility rates after the 14th century Black Plague, and that observers remarked that almost every woman of childbearing age was pregnant. Any sources on this?	18