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were women afforded more freedom of movement and action in the largely Zoroastrian Sasanian Empire (circa AD 500 ....if it maters), or the largely Muslim Abbasid Caliphate (circa AD 900 ....if it maters)?
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Suppose you were a minor Babylonian noble resident in the city when the Assyrians took the city in the 13th century BC. What (if anything) would happen to you?
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if we're talking about normal soldiers: was there practically any difference between how prone the roundheads and cavaliers, were to things like heavy drink and prostitution (IE forms of recreation puritans were/are supposed to be against), during the English civil war?
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When did Islam become the dominant religion in the area surrounding the Gambia river? How did the Muslims and followers native religions interact with each other back when their numbers were more close to equal?
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In terms of general living standards would the average Indian be better of in 1466 (before the east India Company even existed) or 1866 (when the Raj was in full swing)?
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All through school I was taught that (classical) Roman and Greek culture were extremely similar, because the Romans copied Greek culture. How reasonable do you think that claim is?
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Suppose you're an English sailor sometime after 1000 and before 1450. What’s the longest voyager you will plausible ever go on without making land?
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suppose you visited a small (less than 250 people) settlement in Japan (southern Honshu, if that's too broad) in 1717. Suppose you visited a small settlement in China (Hebei, if that's too broad) in 1717. Aside from the language people spoke how would they likely be different from each other?
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