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ELI10: How was Byzantium "the Eastern division of the Roman Empire"?

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75 How big was the profit difference for plantation owners when they went from slavery to sharecropping after the American Civil War?

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How did witch hunters react when accused witches kept failing the "swimming test"/other witch trials and ended up being innocent?

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Past his public image, what was Gandhi really like?

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What is the closest the United States of America came to to a second civil war?

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How much did the Byzantine Empire change between the 6th and 15th centuries?

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Has the grieving process always been as painful as it is in the current time? In Europe 1,000 years ago or the Middle East 3,000 years ago etc would death have been viewed as more commonplace and consequently less emotional?

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To what extent are modern Germans related to the Germanic tribes who preceded them?

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My best friend and I have decided to read the Federalist Papers together. What things should we keep in mind while reading them?

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What was day-to-day life like in a "Hooverville"?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
ELI10: How was Byzantium "the Eastern division of the Roman Empire"?	63
75 How big was the profit difference for plantation owners when they went from slavery to sharecropping after the American Civil War?	63
How did witch hunters react when accused witches kept failing the "swimming test"/other witch trials and ended up being innocent?	63
Past his public image, what was Gandhi really like?	63
What is the closest the United States of America came to to a second civil war?	63
How much did the Byzantine Empire change between the 6th and 15th centuries?	63
Has the grieving process always been as painful as it is in the current time? In Europe 1,000 years ago or the Middle East 3,000 years ago etc would death have been viewed as more commonplace and consequently less emotional?	63
To what extent are modern Germans related to the Germanic tribes who preceded them?	63
My best friend and I have decided to read the Federalist Papers together. What things should we keep in mind while reading them?	63
What was day-to-day life like in a "Hooverville"?	63