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I'm a Jew living in medieval times under Islam. Am I allowed under Islamic law to convert to Christianity? I'm a Jew living in medieval times under Christianity . Am I allowed under Canon law to convert to Islam (obviously I mean in places with Muslim and Jewish communities)?

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What happened to Central Asian civilisation? It used to be a world centre of trade, science and philosophy (even in the Islamic world), yet now it is nothing.

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Could the romans have sailed to america if they just decided to sail west as long as possible?

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What was lost with the burning the the library of Alexandria?

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How did upper class women watch games at the Colosseum?

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Was the American government ever genuinely afraid of communism, or did they just demonize it for their own benefit?

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What did the rest of the world think of the American civil war? How did they react to the absolute carnage that was happening?

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How bad was piracy in the Caribbean really?

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Is it true Japan only released 56 Chinese POW's after WW2? I knew a few died (Unit 731, etc) but were there really only 56 survivors from 100's of thousands?

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How did Britain contribute towards the Arab Israeli Conflict?

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I'm a Jew living in medieval times under Islam. Am I allowed under Islamic law to convert to Christianity? I'm a Jew living in medieval times under Christianity . Am I allowed under Canon law to convert to Islam (obviously I mean in places with Muslim and Jewish communities)?	111
What happened to Central Asian civilisation? It used to be a world centre of trade, science and philosophy (even in the Islamic world), yet now it is nothing.	111
Could the romans have sailed to america if they just decided to sail west as long as possible?	111
What was lost with the burning the the library of Alexandria?	111
How did upper class women watch games at the Colosseum?	111
Was the American government ever genuinely afraid of communism, or did they just demonize it for their own benefit?	111
What did the rest of the world think of the American civil war? How did they react to the absolute carnage that was happening?	111
How bad was piracy in the Caribbean really?	111
Is it true Japan only released 56 Chinese POW's after WW2? I knew a few died (Unit 731, etc) but were there really only 56 survivors from 100's of thousands?	111
How did Britain contribute towards the Arab Israeli Conflict?	111