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Do we have records of Chinese people living/trading in medieval Europe?

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The Islamic star and crescent is the symbol of Islam today and is widely believed to be adopted from the Ottoman Empire. What symbol was used to represent the symbol before the rise of the Ottoman Empire?

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Why did commoner non slave owning Southern Whites fight with such high morale during the American Civil War?

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Why did the founding of fathers of America make the second amendment? What was its purpose?

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Is there any evidence of pre-Colombian interactions between South/North Americans and other people’s (besides Lief Erickson and the colony of Vinland)

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Why was the late nineteenth century American Supreme Court almost unanimously for big business?

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How did Christians view Hell before Dante’s Divine Comedy?

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In Charles C Mann’s book 1491, he claims that everyday Europeans bathed rarely if ever. To what extent is this true?

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The Republican Party of America was founded on the support of the abolition of slavery. Why is it in the late 1800s the Republicans were anti-industrial worker and pro corporation, even to the point of the common laborer being close to slaves?

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Franklin D Roosevelt is often portrayed as the man who brought America out of the great depression. However right before the outbreak of WW2, another recession came*. Because of this, is it safe to assume that if the war did not occur, the USA would’ve drifted back into recession?

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Do we have records of Chinese people living/trading in medieval Europe?	158
The Islamic star and crescent is the symbol of Islam today and is widely believed to be adopted from the Ottoman Empire. What symbol was used to represent the symbol before the rise of the Ottoman Empire?	106
Why did commoner non slave owning Southern Whites fight with such high morale during the American Civil War?	31
Why did the founding of fathers of America make the second amendment? What was its purpose?	31
Is there any evidence of pre-Colombian interactions between South/North Americans and other people’s (besides Lief Erickson and the colony of Vinland)	18
Why was the late nineteenth century American Supreme Court almost unanimously for big business?	17
How did Christians view Hell before Dante’s Divine Comedy?	16
In Charles C Mann’s book 1491, he claims that everyday Europeans bathed rarely if ever. To what extent is this true?	15
The Republican Party of America was founded on the support of the abolition of slavery. Why is it in the late 1800s the Republicans were anti-industrial worker and pro corporation, even to the point of the common laborer being close to slaves?	14
Franklin D Roosevelt is often portrayed as the man who brought America out of the great depression. However right before the outbreak of WW2, another recession came*. Because of this, is it safe to assume that if the war did not occur, the USA would’ve drifted back into recession?	13