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The Danes or Vikings from later Denmark would often raid the Frankish Empire and later what would become the Holy Roman Empire. How were they so successful and how did the Danes avoid being conquered by the big powers?

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When did the people of their time realize they were no longer speaking Latin but instead speaking a new language?

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Why did Paris become France’s largest and most powerful city through the Middle Ages and after?

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The Angevin (England) Empire controlled about half of France, parts of Ireland and all of England. How was it not able to conquer all of France and what lead to it's decline and loss of French territory?

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What was Europeans perceptions of sub Sahara Africa’s peoples and civilization before the Atlantic slave trade?

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First Punic War: Why was Rome able to defeat Carthage, the most powerful in the western Mediterranean?

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Tell me about the Germanic Tribes during the Roman Empire. How did the Germanic Tribes eventually take down Rome? Why couldn't Rome stop them, what economy drove Germanic Tribes, population in comparison to Roman Empire, etc.

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How did the French Revolution factor in the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and vice versa? Did Napoleon play any part in the revolution itself and where did he stand on the issues?

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The mongols conquered much of East Asia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe in a relatively short period of time. Besides the Chinese kingdoms, which where the most powerful nations/states/kingdoms the Mongols defeated?

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What did the Europeans, East Asians, South Asians, and sub Sahara Africans think of each other’s appearances and culture in early encounters?

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The Danes or Vikings from later Denmark would often raid the Frankish Empire and later what would become the Holy Roman Empire. How were they so successful and how did the Danes avoid being conquered by the big powers?	18
When did the people of their time realize they were no longer speaking Latin but instead speaking a new language?	9
Why did Paris become France’s largest and most powerful city through the Middle Ages and after?	9
The Angevin (England) Empire controlled about half of France, parts of Ireland and all of England. How was it not able to conquer all of France and what lead to it's decline and loss of French territory?	7
What was Europeans perceptions of sub Sahara Africa’s peoples and civilization before the Atlantic slave trade?	4
First Punic War: Why was Rome able to defeat Carthage, the most powerful in the western Mediterranean?	2
Tell me about the Germanic Tribes during the Roman Empire. How did the Germanic Tribes eventually take down Rome? Why couldn't Rome stop them, what economy drove Germanic Tribes, population in comparison to Roman Empire, etc.	2
How did the French Revolution factor in the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and vice versa? Did Napoleon play any part in the revolution itself and where did he stand on the issues?	2
The mongols conquered much of East Asia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe in a relatively short period of time. Besides the Chinese kingdoms, which where the most powerful nations/states/kingdoms the Mongols defeated?	1
What did the Europeans, East Asians, South Asians, and sub Sahara Africans think of each other’s appearances and culture in early encounters?	1