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in terms of their roles/positions in society, what is the difference between a Japanese Daimyo and European Baron (both circa 1690)?

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In the north was there more racism against blacks in the decades just before the civil war, or just after?

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In England 950 years ago what's the farthest you could travel from home is you expected to be sleeping there at the end of the day?

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did pre-Columbian weapons become more sophisticated over time like old world weapons did over thousands of years?

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I've been told that a major reason Spartacus lasted as long as he did was that Rome saw no honour in defeating slaves and so wouldn't field enough forces to defeat him. Is this true? Are there many/any other instances of wars being extended because one side was too embarrassed to fight properly?

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Did ancient Romans take opium for the pain when they were sick or injured?

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How many people lived in Rome when the western empire ended in AD476?

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Suppose you went into an American Hotel (a normal low rent one) in 1937 and then again in 1944. How much (if at all) do you think war would have effected the quality of the food in the hotel restaurant between the two?

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In the 18th and 19th centuries London became huge because enclosure was pushing small farmer off their, something simliar happened to Rome only with slaves in place of new farming advancements. Did anyone at the time notice the comparison?

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when did people start to regard emancipation as Lincoln's greatest accomplishment?

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in terms of their roles/positions in society, what is the difference between a Japanese Daimyo and European Baron (both circa 1690)?	2
In the north was there more racism against blacks in the decades just before the civil war, or just after?	2
In England 950 years ago what's the farthest you could travel from home is you expected to be sleeping there at the end of the day?	2
did pre-Columbian weapons become more sophisticated over time like old world weapons did over thousands of years?	2
I've been told that a major reason Spartacus lasted as long as he did was that Rome saw no honour in defeating slaves and so wouldn't field enough forces to defeat him. Is this true? Are there many/any other instances of wars being extended because one side was too embarrassed to fight properly?	2
Did ancient Romans take opium for the pain when they were sick or injured?	2
How many people lived in Rome when the western empire ended in AD476?	2
Suppose you went into an American Hotel (a normal low rent one) in 1937 and then again in 1944. How much (if at all) do you think war would have effected the quality of the food in the hotel restaurant between the two?	2
In the 18th and 19th centuries London became huge because enclosure was pushing small farmer off their, something simliar happened to Rome only with slaves in place of new farming advancements. Did anyone at the time notice the comparison?	2
when did people start to regard emancipation as Lincoln's greatest accomplishment?	2