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do historians mean something different then normal people when they use the word "racism"?

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was there anyone prominent in classical times, in Greece or Rome, who believed there were other inhabited worlds in the universe? if "yes" how did other people take the idea?

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in pre-Columbian times did the Polynesians ever reach the west coast of the Americas and interact with the natives? if not why not?

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How can it be that Crassus was richer than the actual roman emporers that came after him?

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The Romans were obsessed with public bathing by the time of the principate. Did the plagues that ran through the city in the 250s, curtail that fashion at all?

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are the faces on the Marine Corps War Memorial actually modeled on the guys in the Iwo Jima flag photo?

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You are the son of samurai born in 1795, (assuming you are typical) what does your education consist of?

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Why did medieval Constantinople have a Muslim quarter (I understand this to have been the case) if the Eastern Romans were in opposition to the Islamic world?

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I once asked a history teacher if the romans were a more patriarchal than the Celts? He told me "yes, but only because the romans were possibly the most patriarchal society in history". would you agree or disagree?

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how many people still lived in Rome when it was sacked by the Vandals in 455?

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do historians mean something different then normal people when they use the word "racism"?	5
was there anyone prominent in classical times, in Greece or Rome, who believed there were other inhabited worlds in the universe? if "yes" how did other people take the idea?	5
in pre-Columbian times did the Polynesians ever reach the west coast of the Americas and interact with the natives? if not why not?	5
How can it be that Crassus was richer than the actual roman emporers that came after him?	5
The Romans were obsessed with public bathing by the time of the principate. Did the plagues that ran through the city in the 250s, curtail that fashion at all?	5
are the faces on the Marine Corps War Memorial actually modeled on the guys in the Iwo Jima flag photo?	5
You are the son of samurai born in 1795, (assuming you are typical) what does your education consist of?	5
Why did medieval Constantinople have a Muslim quarter (I understand this to have been the case) if the Eastern Romans were in opposition to the Islamic world?	5
I once asked a history teacher if the romans were a more patriarchal than the Celts? He told me "yes, but only because the romans were possibly the most patriarchal society in history". would you agree or disagree?	5
how many people still lived in Rome when it was sacked by the Vandals in 455?	5