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I'm from Algeria, and since things aren't really okay now, would you please suggest me books that describe life in here in the middle ages?

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What were mining operations like in the middle ages? What techniques did they use, and how many people would work in a large mine? How much ore would a large mine produce in a day?

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How and Why was the transatlantic slave trade as prolific as what it was, when compared to other instances of slavery throughout history?

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What is a greasy maid?

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The Royal Navy intercepted slave ships after the United Kingdom abolished the slave trade. What happened to the slaves on those seized vessels?

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How prominent was the romanticization of vastness or "expanse," and the worry about holding together a country partially defined by its size, in more orthodox Soviet philosophy and discourse,?

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What was the post-WW2 academic consensus on the origin of the Indo-Europeans before the popularisation of the kurgan hypothesis?

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Were there any pro war/backing politicians songs during the Vietnam war?

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Subutai came from non-pastoral forest tribe that herded reindeers and didn't teach their children to ride a horse or use a bow, unlike their steppe cousins. How did he become the most successful general in the Mongol army?

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Especially in the classical and medieval periods, what did generals/kings/etc. do when they lost control of their army?

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I'm from Algeria, and since things aren't really okay now, would you please suggest me books that describe life in here in the middle ages?	33
What were mining operations like in the middle ages? What techniques did they use, and how many people would work in a large mine? How much ore would a large mine produce in a day?	33
How and Why was the transatlantic slave trade as prolific as what it was, when compared to other instances of slavery throughout history?	33
What is a greasy maid?	33
The Royal Navy intercepted slave ships after the United Kingdom abolished the slave trade. What happened to the slaves on those seized vessels?	33
How prominent was the romanticization of vastness or "expanse," and the worry about holding together a country partially defined by its size, in more orthodox Soviet philosophy and discourse,?	33
What was the post-WW2 academic consensus on the origin of the Indo-Europeans before the popularisation of the kurgan hypothesis?	33
Were there any pro war/backing politicians songs during the Vietnam war?	32
Subutai came from non-pastoral forest tribe that herded reindeers and didn't teach their children to ride a horse or use a bow, unlike their steppe cousins. How did he become the most successful general in the Mongol army?	32
Especially in the classical and medieval periods, what did generals/kings/etc. do when they lost control of their army?	32