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This mural from East Germany depicting scenes of everyday communist life has a picture of the Zodiac on it. How common was astrology or astrological ideas in Eastern Bloc life?

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Just… how did the British Empire get so powerful exactly?

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To this day, Latin American and Caribbean countries retain strong influences from West African folk magic traditions. Why did this disappear in the United States?

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Just how "backward" was life for a Medieval peasant?

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How did common medieval people feel about war?

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Just how on board was your average Soviet citizen on board with the "communist project" by the time the USSR collapsed in the 80s/90s?

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How common was knowledge of which year it was before the Industrial Revolution?

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How does historical scholarship keep getting "updated?"

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How did the Greeks view the Romans before and during the empire?

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This mural from East Germany depicting scenes of everyday communist life has a picture of the Zodiac on it. How common was astrology or astrological ideas in Eastern Bloc life?	61
Just… how did the British Empire get so powerful exactly?	17
To this day, Latin American and Caribbean countries retain strong influences from West African folk magic traditions. Why did this disappear in the United States?	12
Just how "backward" was life for a Medieval peasant?	6
How did common medieval people feel about war?	4
Just how on board was your average Soviet citizen on board with the "communist project" by the time the USSR collapsed in the 80s/90s?	2
How common was knowledge of which year it was before the Industrial Revolution?	2
How does historical scholarship keep getting "updated?"	2
How did the Greeks view the Romans before and during the empire?	2