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Ancient rome had a long history of lavish public entertainment to placate the masses, from gladiator fights to the Circus Maximus to chariot races. Did Han-era China have similar spectacles? If I lived in Chang'an in 50 CE, what sort of public entertainment is available to me?

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Did Genghis Khan really have a net worth of 100s of trillions of dollars?

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How did borders look like in the Hellenistic period?

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Were there any traditional knights that fought in the English civil war?

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Where did the stereotypes of "mommy's boy" and "daddy's girl" evolve from in the West?

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Mongol invincibility is generally attributed to their use of mounted archery. But upon reading about the matter in detail, I was surprised to find that virtually identical techniques were being employed by numerous peoples centuries before the Mongols.

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Berlin Wall Questions

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Football and cricket

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How decisive was the climate really during the Battle of Stalingrad?

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What are some examples of historical compositions for the medieval lute? Searching on google only brings up modern bardcore which is the opposite of what I'm trying to find.

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Ancient rome had a long history of lavish public entertainment to placate the masses, from gladiator fights to the Circus Maximus to chariot races. Did Han-era China have similar spectacles? If I lived in Chang'an in 50 CE, what sort of public entertainment is available to me?	5
Did Genghis Khan really have a net worth of 100s of trillions of dollars?	5
How did borders look like in the Hellenistic period?	5
Were there any traditional knights that fought in the English civil war?	5
Where did the stereotypes of "mommy's boy" and "daddy's girl" evolve from in the West?	5
Mongol invincibility is generally attributed to their use of mounted archery. But upon reading about the matter in detail, I was surprised to find that virtually identical techniques were being employed by numerous peoples centuries before the Mongols.	5
Berlin Wall Questions	5
Football and cricket	5
How decisive was the climate really during the Battle of Stalingrad?	5
What are some examples of historical compositions for the medieval lute? Searching on google only brings up modern bardcore which is the opposite of what I'm trying to find.	5