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Before the invention of guns, did the average person keep a weapon in their home for protection? Did governments ever attempt to keep average people from owning knives, swords, bows, etc?

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What does Auguste Comte mean by the term “positive” science?

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How did the Duchy of Brandenburg control Teutonic lands and end becoming Prussia?

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How should historians respond to a Columbus apologist or a Columbus Day fan?

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What caused the transition from merchants owning a ship (shares) to non-merchants owning ships in order to provide shipping services?

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How long have ancient Greeks been kings in Egypt? (excluding the Hellenistic period) and how long have they been an influence?

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Did Valkyries of Norse mythology have any sort of battlecry or motto? Are there any quotes in the Eddas, Heimskringla or Njals Saga? What about archaeological finds?

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Why did all communist countries turn into horrible dictatorships if Marx's theories didn't call for it?

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What was the calligraphy like in the colonies and young America, both in practice and profession?

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I've read that, at the Tehran conference of 1943, when Churchill and Roosevelt agreed not to open a front in the Balkans, they essentially conceded most of Eastern Europe to the soviets. Why would they make such a serious concession?

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Before the invention of guns, did the average person keep a weapon in their home for protection? Did governments ever attempt to keep average people from owning knives, swords, bows, etc?	5
What does Auguste Comte mean by the term “positive” science?	5
How did the Duchy of Brandenburg control Teutonic lands and end becoming Prussia?	5
How should historians respond to a Columbus apologist or a Columbus Day fan?	5
What caused the transition from merchants owning a ship (shares) to non-merchants owning ships in order to provide shipping services?	5
How long have ancient Greeks been kings in Egypt? (excluding the Hellenistic period) and how long have they been an influence?	5
Did Valkyries of Norse mythology have any sort of battlecry or motto? Are there any quotes in the Eddas, Heimskringla or Njals Saga? What about archaeological finds?	5
Why did all communist countries turn into horrible dictatorships if Marx's theories didn't call for it?	5
What was the calligraphy like in the colonies and young America, both in practice and profession?	5
I've read that, at the Tehran conference of 1943, when Churchill and Roosevelt agreed not to open a front in the Balkans, they essentially conceded most of Eastern Europe to the soviets. Why would they make such a serious concession?	5