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How did the diets of medieval southern European/Mediterranean peasants compare to those that lived north of the Alps? Particularly, did they suffer more or less from issues like vitamin deficiency?

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When and why did Egypt lose its importance as an exporter of grains/food?

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How historically important was the coastal alpine pass between France and Italy?

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[META] Why is the sub's portrait based on (I assume) Justinian?

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Why is the lower Danube a national border (politically and linguistically/culturally speaking) while the lower Rhine isn't?

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How did malaria affect life expectancy in Medieval and Early Modern Europe?

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How far upriver could caravels go?

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Did beer help eradicate the Black Death in some areas?

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Why did the preferred method of transport in the former Roman Middle East and North Africa changed from ships and wagons to camel caravans?

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Why did northwestern Europe (and even Italy) had a demographic boom in the High Middle Ages while most of the Mediterranean basin (specially the Balkans and Anatolia, i.e. the traditional Byzantine "core") stagnated?

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How did the diets of medieval southern European/Mediterranean peasants compare to those that lived north of the Alps? Particularly, did they suffer more or less from issues like vitamin deficiency?	226
When and why did Egypt lose its importance as an exporter of grains/food?	125
How historically important was the coastal alpine pass between France and Italy?	82
[META] Why is the sub's portrait based on (I assume) Justinian?	67
Why is the lower Danube a national border (politically and linguistically/culturally speaking) while the lower Rhine isn't?	22
How did malaria affect life expectancy in Medieval and Early Modern Europe?	14
How far upriver could caravels go?	9
Did beer help eradicate the Black Death in some areas?	9
Why did the preferred method of transport in the former Roman Middle East and North Africa changed from ships and wagons to camel caravans?	8
Why did northwestern Europe (and even Italy) had a demographic boom in the High Middle Ages while most of the Mediterranean basin (specially the Balkans and Anatolia, i.e. the traditional Byzantine "core") stagnated?	7