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If the Romans were able to make contact and send embassies to China, what did they thought what was beyond China?	11
Why is it that in virtually all of history, only men fought in wars? Are there cultures or nations in history that recruited a lot of women in warfare?	11
Wikipedia says that the Duchy of Courland has colonies in Africa and the Caribbean. Who were they and what was their business there?	10
Plato founded the Academy and Aristotle founded the Lyceum. How does the process of admitting students for these Hellenistic academic institutions look like?	10
[META] Can an amateur be as good as a professional historian if they read lots and have access to historical sources, and a good grasp of methods of historical research, or are professional historians always better?	10
What was historiography of the past (i.e ancient/medieval times) like in Communist/Marxist-Leninist countries? i.e how was Joseon viewed in DPRK, or previous Chinese dynasties viewed in the Cultural Revolution?	9
What does the Spanish Empire intend to do with England in case the Spanish Armada succeeded?	9
4X games like Civilization often depict the Joseon Dynasty as a scientific power. Is this portrayal well-warranted? How innovative was the Joseon Dynasty actually was in the science and technology of its time?	9
They say the movable type was invented in China but did the fact that Chinese has thousands of characters create problems for the rise of printing in China?	9
China is a place of many ethnicities and cultures, right? How are different dynasties able to unite China under centralized rule throughout its history yet the Roman Empire easily fragmented into nations after its fall?	9

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