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In the video game Crusader Kings 2, the kingdoms of Sicily, Naples, Cyprus, and Hungary are ruled by French kings in 1350. Is this representative of reality? If so, how did so many French rulers come to rule foreign places?

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Did the peoples of Mesoamerica and Peru develop agriculture independently of one another? Where in America did agriculture emerge?

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Did any premodern Christian societies forbid widows to remarry?

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Was there a "Turkish" identity before the Anatolian invasion?

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In his 1965 song "I Ain't Marching Anymore", Phil Ochs decries labor leaders for fighting the closure of munitions plants. Does this reference any specific event?

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Was "gypsy" always a slur?

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Rosenwein writes that in the eleventh century, the wine trade was dominated by Italians and Jews. How did Jewish people become involved in that industry?

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Can any Sicilian, Andalusian, or Languedoc-Roussillon families trace their ancestry back to the years of Arab rule?

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How much modern knowledge of the Norman conquest comes from the Bayeaux Tapestry?

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To what extent did Latin Americans visit Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries? How often would merchants, soldiers, or sailors born in Cuba or Mexico or Brazil migrate to the European metropole to make money or serve the Spanish and Portuguese crowns?

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In the video game Crusader Kings 2, the kingdoms of Sicily, Naples, Cyprus, and Hungary are ruled by French kings in 1350. Is this representative of reality? If so, how did so many French rulers come to rule foreign places?	6
Did the peoples of Mesoamerica and Peru develop agriculture independently of one another? Where in America did agriculture emerge?	6
Did any premodern Christian societies forbid widows to remarry?	6
Was there a "Turkish" identity before the Anatolian invasion?	6
In his 1965 song "I Ain't Marching Anymore", Phil Ochs decries labor leaders for fighting the closure of munitions plants. Does this reference any specific event?	6
Was "gypsy" always a slur?	6
Rosenwein writes that in the eleventh century, the wine trade was dominated by Italians and Jews. How did Jewish people become involved in that industry?	6
Can any Sicilian, Andalusian, or Languedoc-Roussillon families trace their ancestry back to the years of Arab rule?	6
How much modern knowledge of the Norman conquest comes from the Bayeaux Tapestry?	6
To what extent did Latin Americans visit Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries? How often would merchants, soldiers, or sailors born in Cuba or Mexico or Brazil migrate to the European metropole to make money or serve the Spanish and Portuguese crowns?	6