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Wikipedia says the Romans thought the best bears for animal fights in the arena, came from Caledonia (Scotland). Does that mean they bought bears the locals court or did they actually send people into enemy territory just to catch bears?

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did Lincoln believe black people were inherently equal to all other humans, or just that enslaving them was wrong?

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It's 1797, You are a samurai who has just assaulted & raped a peasant women. What does the Law say should happen to you? What will in practice happen to you?

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What is the earliest reliable account Zoroastrianism's existence?

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Several times in Startrek they mention that (in their universe) man kind had nuclear powered space ships capable of leaving the solar system by 1996. Did that kind of idea seem credible to most people in the 1960s?

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in 1890 do you think most white people in the southern US would or would not have said "yes" if you asked them if they thought black slavery should be brought back?

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In terms of quality of life would it be generally better to be a 3rd century Roman slave or a 12th century English peasant?

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Suppose I run an inn in London in 1114. What sort of people (as in where do they come from and what do they do for a living) would I expect to find wanting to spend the night in my establishment?

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Aside from modern counter culture types, who were the last recorded people to worship the egyptian gods?

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I've been watching the anime VINLAND SAGA and it depicts the Vikings as still pagan around the year 1000. Am I right in thinking that's an anachronism or were there still pagan communities that late?

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Wikipedia says the Romans thought the best bears for animal fights in the arena, came from Caledonia (Scotland). Does that mean they bought bears the locals court or did they actually send people into enemy territory just to catch bears?	83
did Lincoln believe black people were inherently equal to all other humans, or just that enslaving them was wrong?	82
It's 1797, You are a samurai who has just assaulted & raped a peasant women. What does the Law say should happen to you? What will in practice happen to you?	82
What is the earliest reliable account Zoroastrianism's existence?	82
Several times in Startrek they mention that (in their universe) man kind had nuclear powered space ships capable of leaving the solar system by 1996. Did that kind of idea seem credible to most people in the 1960s?	81
in 1890 do you think most white people in the southern US would or would not have said "yes" if you asked them if they thought black slavery should be brought back?	81
In terms of quality of life would it be generally better to be a 3rd century Roman slave or a 12th century English peasant?	80
Suppose I run an inn in London in 1114. What sort of people (as in where do they come from and what do they do for a living) would I expect to find wanting to spend the night in my establishment?	79
Aside from modern counter culture types, who were the last recorded people to worship the egyptian gods?	79
I've been watching the anime VINLAND SAGA and it depicts the Vikings as still pagan around the year 1000. Am I right in thinking that's an anachronism or were there still pagan communities that late?	79