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Why was Islamic Golden Age science so much more advanced than the rest of the world?

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How common was full plate armor in the 14th century?

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How was the Byzantine Empire's language transition from Latin to Greek carried out?

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How different was life in Edo Japan and Joseon Korea?

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Were there any pre-Austonesian populations in western Indonesia? If so, why are now no trace of them unlike, say, Austro-Asiatic Orang Asli and Negrito in Malay peninsula and Papuans in eastern Indonesia?

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Did Muslims and Christians view the Crusades as an ethnic conflict as well as a religious conflict? Did they see it as conflict between Arabs and Western Europeans or was that irrelevant to them and it was only about religion?

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Chinese historians -- Of foreign trade, only opium and silver really having demand in China, how was China's internal market during later dynasties?

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What would you consider to be the diplomatic failure that had the greatest impact on the modern world?

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During Eid, in some Muslim communities, males are expected to visit family and give relatives’ children small sums of money. When did this practice emerge? Was it associated with economically bad times as a means to give relatives an extra source of income without embarrassing the adults?

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Why was Islamic Golden Age science so much more advanced than the rest of the world?	10
How common was full plate armor in the 14th century?	10
How was the Byzantine Empire's language transition from Latin to Greek carried out?	10
How different was life in Edo Japan and Joseon Korea?	10
Were there any pre-Austonesian populations in western Indonesia? If so, why are now no trace of them unlike, say, Austro-Asiatic Orang Asli and Negrito in Malay peninsula and Papuans in eastern Indonesia?	10
Did Muslims and Christians view the Crusades as an ethnic conflict as well as a religious conflict? Did they see it as conflict between Arabs and Western Europeans or was that irrelevant to them and it was only about religion?	10
Chinese historians -- Of foreign trade, only opium and silver really having demand in China, how was China's internal market during later dynasties?	10
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What would you consider to be the diplomatic failure that had the greatest impact on the modern world?	10
During Eid, in some Muslim communities, males are expected to visit family and give relatives’ children small sums of money. When did this practice emerge? Was it associated with economically bad times as a means to give relatives an extra source of income without embarrassing the adults?	10