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Are you aware of any good histories of the conquest of the Canary Islands?

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what do you make of the new age idea that Jesus studied in India before revealing himself in the mid 20s?

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I saw a TV documentary that said in the third century a lot of rich Romans traveled along the silk road to India, hoping to find philosophy/ideology more spiritually satisfying that their own native religion, is that true?

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Excluding instances where they only ruled for a matter of weeks would the identity of the current roman emperor have been commonly known in the parts of Europe outside the Empire?

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what was the city of Rome's population in the years between 455 sack and the total collapse of the west in 476?

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what sort of people (in a terms of profession, age and wealth) would the Portuguese have taken with them when they were colonizing Madeira & later the Azores?

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what was the furthest places both north & south respectively that Native Americans were cultivating maize in the 20th century BC?

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suppose you dropped me in a random location in (what would become) New York state in AD 1215, and I start walking until I find people. What will I likely see if I find a native settlement?

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you know how in most photos from the latter half of the 19th century or the early half 20th century the emperor of japan is wearing western style military uniforms or suits. At the time (IE after 1860 and before 1945) would the emperor have genuinely dressed like that regularly?

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in classical times (let’s say that means about 100BC if you want specifics) did people in Greece or the Roman republic swim for pleasure?

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Are you aware of any good histories of the conquest of the Canary Islands?	3
what do you make of the new age idea that Jesus studied in India before revealing himself in the mid 20s?	3
I saw a TV documentary that said in the third century a lot of rich Romans traveled along the silk road to India, hoping to find philosophy/ideology more spiritually satisfying that their own native religion, is that true?	3
Excluding instances where they only ruled for a matter of weeks would the identity of the current roman emperor have been commonly known in the parts of Europe outside the Empire?	3
what was the city of Rome's population in the years between 455 sack and the total collapse of the west in 476?	3
what sort of people (in a terms of profession, age and wealth) would the Portuguese have taken with them when they were colonizing Madeira & later the Azores?	3
what was the furthest places both north & south respectively that Native Americans were cultivating maize in the 20th century BC?	3
suppose you dropped me in a random location in (what would become) New York state in AD 1215, and I start walking until I find people. What will I likely see if I find a native settlement?	3
you know how in most photos from the latter half of the 19th century or the early half 20th century the emperor of japan is wearing western style military uniforms or suits. At the time (IE after 1860 and before 1945) would the emperor have genuinely dressed like that regularly?	3
in classical times (let’s say that means about 100BC if you want specifics) did people in Greece or the Roman republic swim for pleasure?	3