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In 1314 what would have been the most westerly people/civilisation the Japanese would have been aware of?

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why does the first world war have a reputation for disillusioning people with the notion war was glorious? I mean I know it was particularly awful, but it’s not like other wars weren’t awful before 1914?

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were living standards better in Sub-Roman Britain or Anglo-Saxon England?

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In the near East did the hygienic conditions in large cities improve, worsen or more or less stay the same after Islam started running things mid way through the first millennium?

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In Tim Burton's Ed Wood, Ed (the main character) goes into a bar and gets served despite being a transvestite. How plausible is that in 1959 America?

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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?

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How did the classical Athenians (circa 350BC) feel about foreigners worshiping non native gods in their city? Were they as cosmopolitan about it as the later Romans were?

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did the Republic of Texas have an embassy in England or any other European country?

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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?

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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?

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In 1314 what would have been the most westerly people/civilisation the Japanese would have been aware of?	28	AskHistorians
why does the first world war have a reputation for disillusioning people with the notion war was glorious? I mean I know it was particularly awful, but it’s not like other wars weren’t awful before 1914?	28	AskHistorians
were living standards better in Sub-Roman Britain or Anglo-Saxon England?	28	AskHistorians
In the near East did the hygienic conditions in large cities improve, worsen or more or less stay the same after Islam started running things mid way through the first millennium?	28	AskHistorians
In Tim Burton's Ed Wood, Ed (the main character) goes into a bar and gets served despite being a transvestite. How plausible is that in 1959 America?	28	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
How did the classical Athenians (circa 350BC) feel about foreigners worshiping non native gods in their city? Were they as cosmopolitan about it as the later Romans were?	28	AskHistorians
did the Republic of Texas have an embassy in England or any other European country?	28	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians