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You know the Haudenosaunee foundation myth. Is there any particular evidence of extensive warfare in New England 900 years ago?

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Were meny university students forced to join the arm forces without finishing thier degree when the UK introduced conscription in world war 2?

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Should history be classed as a humanities subject or as a science?

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I read a book once that was fairly obviously using Rome as a stand in for the west, the Sasanian Empire as a stand in for IsIs, and zoroastrianism as a stand in for islam. do you think those are appropriate substitutions?

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If I went to Norway in 80BCE would I find any one worshiping Odin?

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Would the man who wrote the oldest surviving version of Beowulf have been able to write Latin? If yes why did he choose to write the poem in old English?

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was buddhism a major religion in china yet in 50BC?

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would having being castrated or being born without functioning genitalia be considered a bare to inheriting your father's title for a medieval royal child?

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I was just reading a time travel story where when presented with the idea of owning the land he worked a 17th century German peasant was terrified and repulsed by the idea of not having a land lord to turn to. Plausible reaction?

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if you were something an accountant or actuary an in 1966, how much do think your firm would have to be making before getting a Programma 101 personal computer would be worth the $3,200 investment?

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You know the Haudenosaunee foundation myth. Is there any particular evidence of extensive warfare in New England 900 years ago?	2
Were meny university students forced to join the arm forces without finishing thier degree when the UK introduced conscription in world war 2?	2
Should history be classed as a humanities subject or as a science?	2
I read a book once that was fairly obviously using Rome as a stand in for the west, the Sasanian Empire as a stand in for IsIs, and zoroastrianism as a stand in for islam. do you think those are appropriate substitutions?	2
If I went to Norway in 80BCE would I find any one worshiping Odin?	2
Would the man who wrote the oldest surviving version of Beowulf have been able to write Latin? If yes why did he choose to write the poem in old English?	2
was buddhism a major religion in china yet in 50BC?	2
would having being castrated or being born without functioning genitalia be considered a bare to inheriting your father's title for a medieval royal child?	2
I was just reading a time travel story where when presented with the idea of owning the land he worked a 17th century German peasant was terrified and repulsed by the idea of not having a land lord to turn to. Plausible reaction?	2
if you were something an accountant or actuary an in 1966, how much do think your firm would have to be making before getting a Programma 101 personal computer would be worth the $3,200 investment?	2