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suppose I'm taking the sacraments in a parish church in staffordshire in England in AD789. from how far away did the red wine I'm drinking come? and how many hands did it pass through getting from there to here?

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why are the various forms of English around the world so similar where as Latin deviated into the various very different romance languages fairly quickly in the few hundred years after Rome fell? Is it just because we have movies and TV?

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if you were a common person in Rome, assuming you survived the event, how did the city being sacked actually affect you? what did it matter to you if the aristocratos had their gold or not?

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Which was more normal if an unwed teenage girl got pregnant in America 100 years, a shot gun wedding or adoption?

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Were scholars in 18th/early 19th century Europe/America aware there were urban civilizations (such as the Kush) in the parts of Africa they would have considered "black", before there were any in northern Europe? If "yes" how did they square that with the "naturally inferior" argument for slavery?

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When did china start manufacturing so much stuff? and why did china start manufacturing so much stuff?

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I once asked a history teacher if the romans were a more patriarchal than the Celts? He told me "yes, but only because the romans were possibly the most patriarchal society in history". would you agree or disagree?

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were most sea men in the 18th century from the Westcountry, or is that just an invention of pirate movies?

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how old is the notion of the Left wing or Right wing ideological political dichotomy?

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when the vandals were wondering around the roman empire where did they get supplies? and did they set up temporary borders where ever they stopped or could people just come and go?

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suppose I'm taking the sacraments in a parish church in staffordshire in England in AD789. from how far away did the red wine I'm drinking come? and how many hands did it pass through getting from there to here?	6	AskHistorians
why are the various forms of English around the world so similar where as Latin deviated into the various very different romance languages fairly quickly in the few hundred years after Rome fell? Is it just because we have movies and TV?	5	AskHistorians
if you were a common person in Rome, assuming you survived the event, how did the city being sacked actually affect you? what did it matter to you if the aristocratos had their gold or not?	5	AskHistorians
Which was more normal if an unwed teenage girl got pregnant in America 100 years, a shot gun wedding or adoption?	5	AskHistorians
Were scholars in 18th/early 19th century Europe/America aware there were urban civilizations (such as the Kush) in the parts of Africa they would have considered "black", before there were any in northern Europe? If "yes" how did they square that with the "naturally inferior" argument for slavery?	5	AskHistorians
When did china start manufacturing so much stuff? and why did china start manufacturing so much stuff?	5	AskHistorians
I once asked a history teacher if the romans were a more patriarchal than the Celts? He told me "yes, but only because the romans were possibly the most patriarchal society in history". would you agree or disagree?	5	AskHistorians
were most sea men in the 18th century from the Westcountry, or is that just an invention of pirate movies?	5	AskHistorians
how old is the notion of the Left wing or Right wing ideological political dichotomy?	5	AskHistorians
when the vandals were wondering around the roman empire where did they get supplies? and did they set up temporary borders where ever they stopped or could people just come and go?	5	AskHistorians