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How and when did the definition of the word 'fabric' transform from "a product of skilled workmanship" to a cloth or textile?

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I just read that ancient Greek sailors used the Pleiades constellation to help navigate their ships at night. What would nighttime sailing in the ancient world have actually looked like?

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When did archaeology begin to be practiced as an academic discipline (as opposed to antiquarianism)? How different were the methodologies of the first archaeologists from today's?

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In Jacques Ellul's "Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes", he mentions in a footnote that Adolf Hitler indulged in "for democracy" propaganda in 1943, in contrast to his anti-democratic propaganda in 1936. What is this "for democracy" stance that he mentions?

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What happened to members of the Baltic states' armed forces after they were annexed by the Soviet Union?

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What were the major differences between Greek cities during the Hellenistic era and the classical Greek city states?

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In what ways did the Reformations transform the conceptions of "sovereignty" and monarchical authority? How did states in Europe react to those changes?

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As a scientist, what does the concept of 'wilderness' mean to you? Does the wilderness even exist at all?

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In "Hitler's Table Talks" there is a passage where Hitler mentions the possible use of Spanish communists interned in Germany to help overthrow Franco's regime if a second civil war ever broke out. Did the Germans actually have a contingency plan to overthrow Franco along these lines?

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Did the Diggers of the English Revolution give themselves that name, or was it a name that they adopted from their detractors?

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How and when did the definition of the word 'fabric' transform from "a product of skilled workmanship" to a cloth or textile?	5	AskHistorians
I just read that ancient Greek sailors used the Pleiades constellation to help navigate their ships at night. What would nighttime sailing in the ancient world have actually looked like?	4	AskHistorians
When did archaeology begin to be practiced as an academic discipline (as opposed to antiquarianism)? How different were the methodologies of the first archaeologists from today's?	3	AskHistorians
In Jacques Ellul's "Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes", he mentions in a footnote that Adolf Hitler indulged in "for democracy" propaganda in 1943, in contrast to his anti-democratic propaganda in 1936. What is this "for democracy" stance that he mentions?	3	AskHistorians
What happened to members of the Baltic states' armed forces after they were annexed by the Soviet Union?	3	AskHistorians
What were the major differences between Greek cities during the Hellenistic era and the classical Greek city states?	3	AskHistorians
In what ways did the Reformations transform the conceptions of "sovereignty" and monarchical authority? How did states in Europe react to those changes?	2	AskHistorians
As a scientist, what does the concept of 'wilderness' mean to you? Does the wilderness even exist at all?	1	askscience
In "Hitler's Table Talks" there is a passage where Hitler mentions the possible use of Spanish communists interned in Germany to help overthrow Franco's regime if a second civil war ever broke out. Did the Germans actually have a contingency plan to overthrow Franco along these lines?	1	AskHistorians
Did the Diggers of the English Revolution give themselves that name, or was it a name that they adopted from their detractors?	1	AskHistorians