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How did the idea of the "Noble Savage" become so popular after centuries of such peoples being viewed with contempt?

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[US Civil War] Harry Turtledove's 'The Guns of the South' is a work of alternate history, but how accurate is it as a character study or picture of the period?

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The "Renaissance" is commonly understood as a hugely important period in European history. But did anything similar ever happen in a non-European context?

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What did the French/Parisian people actually think of the huge American expatriate community in Paris in the 1920s?

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Were there any crises of "public morals" in Ancient Rome? If so, what? Explanation within...

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What god(s) might Genghis Khan have prayed to? What was the religious life of the Mongol Horde, if it had one?

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What can you tell me about Ramon Llull's "Ars Magna" (13th C.)? It was apparently a little machine he built to help him debate with Muslims

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How were nobles and rulers who suffered from Hansen's Disease (leprosy) viewed by their subjects?

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What was sex-education like for young people in Ancient Rome?

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Why and how did the phrase "out of left field" become a euphemism in English for things that are unexpected or unusual?

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How did the idea of the "Noble Savage" become so popular after centuries of such peoples being viewed with contempt?	10
[US Civil War] Harry Turtledove's 'The Guns of the South' is a work of alternate history, but how accurate is it as a character study or picture of the period?	10
The "Renaissance" is commonly understood as a hugely important period in European history. But did anything similar ever happen in a non-European context?	9
What did the French/Parisian people actually think of the huge American expatriate community in Paris in the 1920s?	9
Were there any crises of "public morals" in Ancient Rome? If so, what? Explanation within...	9
What god(s) might Genghis Khan have prayed to? What was the religious life of the Mongol Horde, if it had one?	9
What can you tell me about Ramon Llull's "Ars Magna" (13th C.)? It was apparently a little machine he built to help him debate with Muslims	8
How were nobles and rulers who suffered from Hansen's Disease (leprosy) viewed by their subjects?	8
What was sex-education like for young people in Ancient Rome?	8
Why and how did the phrase "out of left field" become a euphemism in English for things that are unexpected or unusual?	8