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How much did maps have to be altered once satellites began to be used in cartography?

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How did 5 planes become the number of planes a pilot had to have shot down for him to be considered an ace?

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Why did Greek city states choose to colonize and found new city states instead of conquering new territory?

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Did the Ancients ever participate in Archaeology? If so, how did they explain findings which they could not identify based on their historical record? Did their historical record ever change based on findings?

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What was the religion of the Mycenean's and Minoans like?

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When did the Greeks begin burying bodies as opposed to burning them on funeral pyres?

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Why is there a city named Thebes in Greece and a city with the exact same name in Egypt?

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Besides the Anabasis, is there actually any other information to corroborate Xenophon's Persian Expedition?

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What separated Greek tyrants from Monarchs?

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What were some ways in which the ancients tattooed themselves?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How much did maps have to be altered once satellites began to be used in cartography?	1592
How did 5 planes become the number of planes a pilot had to have shot down for him to be considered an ace?	238
Why did Greek city states choose to colonize and found new city states instead of conquering new territory?	159
Did the Ancients ever participate in Archaeology? If so, how did they explain findings which they could not identify based on their historical record? Did their historical record ever change based on findings?	152
What was the religion of the Mycenean's and Minoans like?	59
When did the Greeks begin burying bodies as opposed to burning them on funeral pyres?	47
Why is there a city named Thebes in Greece and a city with the exact same name in Egypt?	34
Besides the Anabasis, is there actually any other information to corroborate Xenophon's Persian Expedition?	31
What separated Greek tyrants from Monarchs?	27
What were some ways in which the ancients tattooed themselves?	24