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why was Hudson Bay called a "bay" when it's larger than a lot of seas? why isn't the Mediterranean called called a "bay"?

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in the mid bronze age how common was the use of Bronze for everyday tools (the sort of tools you'd expect to be made of metal in a more modern setting), as well just weaponry?

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were domestic cattle kept by the British in 2100BC?

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Are the Norse gods and Roman gods at all related mythologies?

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When I visited the HMS Belfast there were hammocks (with disturbing wax works in them) all over the ship, even above heavy machinery. Is this true to life? were they not worried about people falling out & being injured?

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Greeks thought the Earth was round and that the stars/planets were features of the Celestial Spheres. Egyptians believed the world was flat, the sky was the Goddess Nut's belly, & that the day night cycle came from her continually eating & rebirthing the sun. What did Ptolemaic Egyptians believe?

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How was "worker" actually defined in the USSR?

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Were there any feudalistic societies in the Americas before 1492?

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Why was Alfred the great viewed positively by later kings when they only came to power by taking the country from his dynasty?

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when people were transporting slaves from Africa in the 18th century, how many could they get on one ship?

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why was Hudson Bay called a "bay" when it's larger than a lot of seas? why isn't the Mediterranean called called a "bay"?	9
in the mid bronze age how common was the use of Bronze for everyday tools (the sort of tools you'd expect to be made of metal in a more modern setting), as well just weaponry?	9
were domestic cattle kept by the British in 2100BC?	9
Are the Norse gods and Roman gods at all related mythologies?	9
When I visited the HMS Belfast there were hammocks (with disturbing wax works in them) all over the ship, even above heavy machinery. Is this true to life? were they not worried about people falling out & being injured?	9
Greeks thought the Earth was round and that the stars/planets were features of the Celestial Spheres. Egyptians believed the world was flat, the sky was the Goddess Nut's belly, & that the day night cycle came from her continually eating & rebirthing the sun. What did Ptolemaic Egyptians believe?	9
How was "worker" actually defined in the USSR?	9
Were there any feudalistic societies in the Americas before 1492?	9
Why was Alfred the great viewed positively by later kings when they only came to power by taking the country from his dynasty?	9
when people were transporting slaves from Africa in the 18th century, how many could they get on one ship?	9