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How far back does sweat house use go in Native American culture?

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Imagine group of Native Americans hunting in (what is now) New England circa AD1000 to AD1500. Suppose they encounter a group of foreigners (either another group of natives or possibly Europeans), how would they react to them? Would they be hostile, friendly or indifferent?

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how do we have any idea how common Greek and/or roman paganism actually still was when emperor Julian tried to bring it back into prominence in the 360s?

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how long before contact with Europeans were people on the west coast of North America actively managing oak tree growth in the areas they occupied?

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By 50 BC Romans had adopted the modern practice of issuing their soldiers equipment rather than making them buy it them selves. Were that Parthians doing the same by then?

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how was ancient Greece before the dark age different from after?

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I once read a fantasy story where the Grass Cutting Sword is a literal magic sword that the Emperor of Japan can use to control the wind. Is that at all in keeping mythology surrounding the Kusanagi?

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Do we have any idea who the kings of Palmyra were befor the 260s?

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how did regular Italian farmers survive all the times Barbarians set on Rome ravaged the countryside on the way to the city?

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How accurate were illustrations of the other planets (and the moon) before we had space probes?

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How far back does sweat house use go in Native American culture?	8
Imagine group of Native Americans hunting in (what is now) New England circa AD1000 to AD1500. Suppose they encounter a group of foreigners (either another group of natives or possibly Europeans), how would they react to them? Would they be hostile, friendly or indifferent?	8
how do we have any idea how common Greek and/or roman paganism actually still was when emperor Julian tried to bring it back into prominence in the 360s?	8
how long before contact with Europeans were people on the west coast of North America actively managing oak tree growth in the areas they occupied?	8
By 50 BC Romans had adopted the modern practice of issuing their soldiers equipment rather than making them buy it them selves. Were that Parthians doing the same by then?	8
how was ancient Greece before the dark age different from after?	8
I once read a fantasy story where the Grass Cutting Sword is a literal magic sword that the Emperor of Japan can use to control the wind. Is that at all in keeping mythology surrounding the Kusanagi?	7
Do we have any idea who the kings of Palmyra were befor the 260s?	7
how did regular Italian farmers survive all the times Barbarians set on Rome ravaged the countryside on the way to the city?	7
How accurate were illustrations of the other planets (and the moon) before we had space probes?	7