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How would living standards in ancient empires compare to modern third-world countries? Let's say, take a peasant from the Roman Empire or the Han Dynasty and compare them to a modern peasant in an African/S.E Asian third-world country. Who would have higher standards of living?

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Why is the Apollo Program, whose purpose is to send a crewed landing to the Moon, named after a god of the Sun?

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Communist music from Maoist China and North Korea (DPRK) sounds more modern and very differently, from like the USSR and East Germany. Is there influence of Japanese and South Korean pop music?

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What is music from the Incan Empire like?

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Would people in the ancient Roman and Greek times listen to different types of foreign music like we do today i.e be aware like "Oh, this is popular Egyptian music. Oh, I'm listening to the popular Roman songs."

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When, why and how did the American and Japanese porn industries become so popular nowadays? NSFW

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Suppose that I took all of the spices in my kitchen today and time-traveled to 16th century Europe, and I sold the spices - how much fortune would I be able to rake in?

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Why didn't the Byzantine Empire used the old legionnaire system that served the Roman Republic and Empire very well?

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In Medieval and Renaissance times, was it really beneficial for your country to have a Pope from your nation so you can influence him as depicted in video games?

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I am a sick Ancient Greek. I have heard about a doctor named Hippocrates, I want him to treat my disease. How do I get an appointment with him?

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How would living standards in ancient empires compare to modern third-world countries? Let's say, take a peasant from the Roman Empire or the Han Dynasty and compare them to a modern peasant in an African/S.E Asian third-world country. Who would have higher standards of living?	15
Why is the Apollo Program, whose purpose is to send a crewed landing to the Moon, named after a god of the Sun?	15
Communist music from Maoist China and North Korea (DPRK) sounds more modern and very differently, from like the USSR and East Germany. Is there influence of Japanese and South Korean pop music?	13
What is music from the Incan Empire like?	13
Would people in the ancient Roman and Greek times listen to different types of foreign music like we do today i.e be aware like "Oh, this is popular Egyptian music. Oh, I'm listening to the popular Roman songs."	13
When, why and how did the American and Japanese porn industries become so popular nowadays? NSFW	13
Suppose that I took all of the spices in my kitchen today and time-traveled to 16th century Europe, and I sold the spices - how much fortune would I be able to rake in?	12
Why didn't the Byzantine Empire used the old legionnaire system that served the Roman Republic and Empire very well?	12
In Medieval and Renaissance times, was it really beneficial for your country to have a Pope from your nation so you can influence him as depicted in video games?	12
I am a sick Ancient Greek. I have heard about a doctor named Hippocrates, I want him to treat my disease. How do I get an appointment with him?	12