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is it plausible that a person from 1313 BC Britain would be aware of the existence of Egypt?

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Imagine Beijing in 1294 (under the Mongols/Yuan) and in 1414 (under the Ming). Aside from the presence of the forbidden city, how would daily life in the city be different at those two points in time?

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you know films like Akira or Escape from New York where there's supposed to have been a nuclear war but society is still functioning (more or less) as before. In the final decade of the cold war were there really still many people who believed we could come out of a global nuclear war so well?

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what crops and domesticated animals would the British have had just before the Romans invaded?

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back in the middle ages (circa AD1057) what motivated people to choose to live in London before mechanized agricultural and factories reduced the demand for farm Laborers and rural craftsmen?

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There's an episode of Boardwalk empire where Nucky makes a joke about Jimmy fighting World War 1 "to make the world safe for democracy". in 1920 would anybody have been using that kind of language with regard to America’s involvement in the War?

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When did Americans start to think (however justifiable) that they were or should be more "free" than most or all people in the old world? When did they start to take pride in that perceived greater freedom?

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suppose it's 1866 and you are young low class Chinese male who wants to emigrate to California to work there. How would you most likely make the passage? how much (in terms of material wealth) would the trip likely cost you?

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Do we know Who was patient zero for smallpox in the new world?

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suppose you're a beast merchant in AD469 Rome, and you accidentally breed a Liger. How much money do You think you could get for it from a Senator hoping to please the mob by sacrificing exotic chimeras in the arena?

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is it plausible that a person from 1313 BC Britain would be aware of the existence of Egypt?	6	AskHistorians
Imagine Beijing in 1294 (under the Mongols/Yuan) and in 1414 (under the Ming). Aside from the presence of the forbidden city, how would daily life in the city be different at those two points in time?	6	AskHistorians
you know films like Akira or Escape from New York where there's supposed to have been a nuclear war but society is still functioning (more or less) as before. In the final decade of the cold war were there really still many people who believed we could come out of a global nuclear war so well?	6	AskHistorians
what crops and domesticated animals would the British have had just before the Romans invaded?	6	AskHistorians
back in the middle ages (circa AD1057) what motivated people to choose to live in London before mechanized agricultural and factories reduced the demand for farm Laborers and rural craftsmen?	6	AskHistorians
There's an episode of Boardwalk empire where Nucky makes a joke about Jimmy fighting World War 1 "to make the world safe for democracy". in 1920 would anybody have been using that kind of language with regard to America’s involvement in the War?	6	AskHistorians
When did Americans start to think (however justifiable) that they were or should be more "free" than most or all people in the old world? When did they start to take pride in that perceived greater freedom?	6	AskHistorians
suppose it's 1866 and you are young low class Chinese male who wants to emigrate to California to work there. How would you most likely make the passage? how much (in terms of material wealth) would the trip likely cost you?	6	AskHistorians
Do we know Who was patient zero for smallpox in the new world?	6	AskHistorians
suppose you're a beast merchant in AD469 Rome, and you accidentally breed a Liger. How much money do You think you could get for it from a Senator hoping to please the mob by sacrificing exotic chimeras in the arena?	6	AskHistorians