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Have many historical artists attempted to reconstruct what ancient cities would have looked like in their prime from extant ruins? For instance, do we have historically accurate drawings of what an Inca city would have looked like? A Mycenaean city?

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In 'The Great Gatsby', Nick asks Gatsby what part of the Middle West he's from, and Gatsby replies "San Francisco" without any further comment. Was the Middle West considered the entire West back then?

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What is corporate fascism, with specific looks to its use in Italy for example?

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To what extent did the Gallipoli Campaign contribute to the emergence of national identities in Australia and New Zealand?

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"Birth of a Nation" makes a big deal of Griffith's signature appearing on every intertitle. Were there people trying to change his films?

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What was Ataturk's involvement in the Armenian Genocide?

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Before European colonization, how large/powerful were African Empires? What made them so powerful? Any insight into any of this would be helpful.

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At what point in history did a global economy start to develop?

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What melee weapons were commonly used in non-military environments ( i.e. caravan guards, personal weapons against highwaymen,...)?

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Keys and Locks from the Pitt Rivers (Update to: When was the key invented? How did people protect their belongings before the invention of the key?)

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Have many historical artists attempted to reconstruct what ancient cities would have looked like in their prime from extant ruins? For instance, do we have historically accurate drawings of what an Inca city would have looked like? A Mycenaean city?	53
In 'The Great Gatsby', Nick asks Gatsby what part of the Middle West he's from, and Gatsby replies "San Francisco" without any further comment. Was the Middle West considered the entire West back then?	53
What is corporate fascism, with specific looks to its use in Italy for example?	53
To what extent did the Gallipoli Campaign contribute to the emergence of national identities in Australia and New Zealand?	53
"Birth of a Nation" makes a big deal of Griffith's signature appearing on every intertitle. Were there people trying to change his films?	53
What was Ataturk's involvement in the Armenian Genocide?	53
Before European colonization, how large/powerful were African Empires? What made them so powerful? Any insight into any of this would be helpful.	53
At what point in history did a global economy start to develop?	53
What melee weapons were commonly used in non-military environments ( i.e. caravan guards, personal weapons against highwaymen,...)?	53
Keys and Locks from the Pitt Rivers (Update to: When was the key invented? How did people protect their belongings before the invention of the key?)	53