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suppose I live in bithynia or Pontus (anatolia) in 77BC, would I be aware that the Hittite empire had existed on my home land a millennium before? if "yes" would I likely have any pride in the ethnic connection to it?

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Suppose you are a Germanic tribesmen in 77 BCE. What is your weekly diet likely to be like? How much does it vary with the seasons?

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Why did the introduction of Christianity cause so much trouble in Japan, but not in other Asian states?

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Suppose you’re the Japanese Shogun and its 1769. What would your normal daily routine be?

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how long did it take most people in England to stop viewing William and his family as invaders, and start viewing them as the rightful rulers of the kingdom?

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why is the united states divided up into Counties?

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I visited an old church today, I asked a tour guide what the oldest thing there was. He told me that the font probably dated back to the crusades because it had carvings of elephants & lions on it (IE animals not many English would have seen in the flesh before then). Does that reasoning make sense?

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At the time Matthew C. Perry showed up did many/any people in Japan know the USA existed? If "yes" how did they find out and when did they find out?

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Suppose you visited Ireland in 1415, what would the farmland that would later be used for potatoes, have been used for at that time before they were brought back from the Americas?

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In Karl Bryullov's painting of the sack of Rome, some of the vandals are black. Is there any reason to think the Vandals had picked up black soldiers in North Africa?

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suppose I live in bithynia or Pontus (anatolia) in 77BC, would I be aware that the Hittite empire had existed on my home land a millennium before? if "yes" would I likely have any pride in the ethnic connection to it?	73
Suppose you are a Germanic tribesmen in 77 BCE. What is your weekly diet likely to be like? How much does it vary with the seasons?	72
Why did the introduction of Christianity cause so much trouble in Japan, but not in other Asian states?	71
Suppose you’re the Japanese Shogun and its 1769. What would your normal daily routine be?	71
how long did it take most people in England to stop viewing William and his family as invaders, and start viewing them as the rightful rulers of the kingdom?	71
why is the united states divided up into Counties?	71
I visited an old church today, I asked a tour guide what the oldest thing there was. He told me that the font probably dated back to the crusades because it had carvings of elephants & lions on it (IE animals not many English would have seen in the flesh before then). Does that reasoning make sense?	70
At the time Matthew C. Perry showed up did many/any people in Japan know the USA existed? If "yes" how did they find out and when did they find out?	69
Suppose you visited Ireland in 1415, what would the farmland that would later be used for potatoes, have been used for at that time before they were brought back from the Americas?	69
In Karl Bryullov's painting of the sack of Rome, some of the vandals are black. Is there any reason to think the Vandals had picked up black soldiers in North Africa?	69