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in ancient Greece (circa 350BCE) how did people view the notion of women to being academics (philosophers, historians, etcetera)?

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pre 1492 what was the most northerly native American group to have a writing system?

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how many people lived in the city of Carthage in 150BC(IE right before the last punic war)?

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relative to the overall amount of land in each place, was there more cultivated farm land in the Yucatán Peninsula or (what is now) Italy in 50BCE?

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Did the ancient Egyptians' xenophobia ease up later in their history after they'd been conquered by outsiders several times?

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When late medieval and early renaissance artists depicted people like King Arthur or Caesar wearing modern clothes and amour did they know it was anachronistic and do it anyway for stylistic reasons, or were they genuinely ignorant?

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how come in the early middle ages (lets say AD790 if that's too vague) risen bread was staple food in Europe and near east but not in north east Asia? and transversely how come rice wasn't a staple in Europe?

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In 296 Rome retook Britain from a usurper. When the Romans re conquered a rebellious province did they take slaves and booty as they would when fighting total foreigners?

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In the Parthian and/or Seleucid Empires how did Zoroastrians and pagans/polytheists view each other? Was there ever any tension and/or conflict between them?

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was Aristotle held in high regard by roman/Greek philosophers in AD250?

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in ancient Greece (circa 350BCE) how did people view the notion of women to being academics (philosophers, historians, etcetera)?	12
pre 1492 what was the most northerly native American group to have a writing system?	12
how many people lived in the city of Carthage in 150BC(IE right before the last punic war)?	12
relative to the overall amount of land in each place, was there more cultivated farm land in the Yucatán Peninsula or (what is now) Italy in 50BCE?	12
Did the ancient Egyptians' xenophobia ease up later in their history after they'd been conquered by outsiders several times?	12
When late medieval and early renaissance artists depicted people like King Arthur or Caesar wearing modern clothes and amour did they know it was anachronistic and do it anyway for stylistic reasons, or were they genuinely ignorant?	12
how come in the early middle ages (lets say AD790 if that's too vague) risen bread was staple food in Europe and near east but not in north east Asia? and transversely how come rice wasn't a staple in Europe?	12
In 296 Rome retook Britain from a usurper. When the Romans re conquered a rebellious province did they take slaves and booty as they would when fighting total foreigners?	12
In the Parthian and/or Seleucid Empires how did Zoroastrians and pagans/polytheists view each other? Was there ever any tension and/or conflict between them?	12
was Aristotle held in high regard by roman/Greek philosophers in AD250?	12