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Would the forced opening of Japan have been considered an important event in the U.S. in the 1850s?

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was having dark skin associated with being less civilized before the African slave trade?

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suppose It's AD150 & I'm the captain of a ship taking grain from Carthage to Rome. what's my Method of navigation once I get out of site of land?

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in medieval Britain (circa 1250) were men expected to go to the pub alone or was it a family thing?

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An SF writer I like, once said that both historical fiction and science fiction became popular in the 19th century because, thanks to the speed of technological change, it was the first time people had a strong sense of the past, present and future being different. Would you agree with that notion?

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I read a sci fi story once where some 17th century English sailors encounter aliens and teach them Latin so they can communicate with them, but still speak to each other privately. How common was the ability to speak Latin in 17th century England?

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what would be considered being "educated" in Egypt in 1000BC?

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My late grandfather was a deck hand on a Royal navy arctic convoy ship, in his teens. What (assuming he was typical) would his daily life have been like during WW2?

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were there many/any people in the United States who were resentful of the government spending money to help Japan rebuild after the war?

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There’s a scene in I, Claudius where a Greek doctor chastises Claudius for not getting enough exercise. Is that anachronistic? Did people in Ancient Greece/Rome know exercise had positive health benefits?

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Would the forced opening of Japan have been considered an important event in the U.S. in the 1850s?	16
was having dark skin associated with being less civilized before the African slave trade?	16
suppose It's AD150 & I'm the captain of a ship taking grain from Carthage to Rome. what's my Method of navigation once I get out of site of land?	16
in medieval Britain (circa 1250) were men expected to go to the pub alone or was it a family thing?	16
An SF writer I like, once said that both historical fiction and science fiction became popular in the 19th century because, thanks to the speed of technological change, it was the first time people had a strong sense of the past, present and future being different. Would you agree with that notion?	16
I read a sci fi story once where some 17th century English sailors encounter aliens and teach them Latin so they can communicate with them, but still speak to each other privately. How common was the ability to speak Latin in 17th century England?	16
what would be considered being "educated" in Egypt in 1000BC?	15
My late grandfather was a deck hand on a Royal navy arctic convoy ship, in his teens. What (assuming he was typical) would his daily life have been like during WW2?	15
were there many/any people in the United States who were resentful of the government spending money to help Japan rebuild after the war?	15
There’s a scene in I, Claudius where a Greek doctor chastises Claudius for not getting enough exercise. Is that anachronistic? Did people in Ancient Greece/Rome know exercise had positive health benefits?	15