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After the Norman Conquest the English strongly encouraged normal people to practice with the longbow, it was even legally mandated at times. how common was archery in Saxon England, or in other medieval kingdoms that did not have such laws?	28
in AD250 the biggest city in Eurasia, Rome, had a population of about 1000000 people. What/where was the biggest contemporary native american city? how many people lived in it?	28
Imagine the kitchen in a Roman villa in Rome in 67 BCE, imagine the kitchen in a Roman/byzantine villa in Constantinople in AD467, imagine the kitchen in a Roman/byzantine villa in Constantinople in AD 1167. How would the food (likely) be different at the three points in time and location?	28
In The Day of the Triffids there's a bit where a Sociology Professor argues that morality is a social construct and they should abandon any moral notions that hinder rebuilding society. In 1951 would most/many (adult) readers have been aware of that concept already?	28
did the Republic of Texas have an embassy in England or any other European country?	28
Suppose I'm a normal Roman citerzen (say I'm doctor or something like that) in londinium in 244. Where would I likerly get the news that Philip had ascended to the throne after Emporer Gordian's death? And how much of a delay would there be between the event and me finding out?	28
how did the Zoroastrians in the Roman empire react to Emperor Decius order that all citizens make sacrifice to the traditional Roman gods? Did many/any refuse and die like the Christian martyrs did?	28
I once read a novel were a former 1940s Chinese peasant women complained about the fact that communist propaganda aimed at her kind, was usually just incomprehensible & uninteresting to them. Did the early Chinese communist party really have major public relations issues?	28
what did the Norse think of same sex relationships before they went Christian?	28
Would a typical Roman (circa 70BC if it maters) have believed a Parthian was more, less or about as civilised as a Celt from northern Europe?	28

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