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General MacArthur has been a very controversial leader of WW2. Many historians saying he made many bad decisions. With that being said, are there any scenarios where he was a good general?

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What was working for a colonial trade company like? Was corruption indeed epidemic like some say? Was there any prospects of rising inside the company ladders for low born employees?

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Greek Fire was used by both Crusader and Ayyubid forces during the Siege of Acre in the Third Crusade. How did these forces come across what I thought was this safely-guarded Byzantine weapon?

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Where are the great ancient empires of sub-Saharan Africa?

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How did India not have any violent civil war after Independence?

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Why is Tartaria just a geographical region when old texts and maps describe it as an empire?

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Are there any evidence supporting the theory that the Huns made it to southern Scandinavia?

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We are told much about sexual norms for medieval noblewomen, expectations of chastity and virginity etc. How were these ideals applied for men?

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The first nomadic confederations to dominate the Western Eurasian Steppe were the Iranian Scythians, and later the Sarmatians. What happened to these Iranian nomads and why did Turks eventually come to dominate the Steppe?

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When was the concept of the “arrow” conceived? Not the weapon, but the idea that the —> shape points in a direction.

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General MacArthur has been a very controversial leader of WW2. Many historians saying he made many bad decisions. With that being said, are there any scenarios where he was a good general?	18
What was working for a colonial trade company like? Was corruption indeed epidemic like some say? Was there any prospects of rising inside the company ladders for low born employees?	18
Greek Fire was used by both Crusader and Ayyubid forces during the Siege of Acre in the Third Crusade. How did these forces come across what I thought was this safely-guarded Byzantine weapon?	18
Where are the great ancient empires of sub-Saharan Africa?	18
How did India not have any violent civil war after Independence?	18
Why is Tartaria just a geographical region when old texts and maps describe it as an empire?	18
Are there any evidence supporting the theory that the Huns made it to southern Scandinavia?	18
We are told much about sexual norms for medieval noblewomen, expectations of chastity and virginity etc. How were these ideals applied for men?	18
The first nomadic confederations to dominate the Western Eurasian Steppe were the Iranian Scythians, and later the Sarmatians. What happened to these Iranian nomads and why did Turks eventually come to dominate the Steppe?	18
When was the concept of the “arrow” conceived? Not the weapon, but the idea that the —> shape points in a direction.	18