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what crops would the people of southern Iberia have most likely grown in 2000BC?

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Were there many/any active mines (for anything) in Britain between the withdrawal of the Romans and the Industrial Age? If yes how did they get people to work in them?

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In 2015 I watched a documentary about the fall of saigon.They interviewed a lot of people who attempted to escape to the US via the embassy, these people seemed to have very idealized conceptions of life in the US. Would people in Vietnam have been aware the US was going through a recession in 1975?

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My grandfather was once scolded by a teacher, for calling an overweight classmate "fatty". I recall the story because I didn't believe school teachers in back then (UK, 1940-45) normally cared about verbal bullying. Was I wrong about that, or was this man doing something unusual for the time?

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is it true the near east and the Mediterranean experienced major climate problems in and around 1100BC?

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When did short hair first become associated with masculinity in western civilisation?

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Did the Egyptian pyramids require any maintenance to keep them shining for 3000 years?

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suppose you're native in (what is now) new york state in 1216 and it's 10c below. if you have to go outside what will you be wearing? how much does the answer depend on your age and gender?

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Suppose it's 1115 and you ask a Korean person what they know/believe about the Japanese. What would they likely say? Would it likerly be overwhelmingly positive or negative?

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When medieval Knights/Lords practiced sword fighting how did they avoid doing each other injury? Did they ever really use wooden swords (IE like you see in movies and TV)?

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what crops would the people of southern Iberia have most likely grown in 2000BC?	17	AskHistorians
Were there many/any active mines (for anything) in Britain between the withdrawal of the Romans and the Industrial Age? If yes how did they get people to work in them?	17	AskHistorians
In 2015 I watched a documentary about the fall of saigon.They interviewed a lot of people who attempted to escape to the US via the embassy, these people seemed to have very idealized conceptions of life in the US. Would people in Vietnam have been aware the US was going through a recession in 1975?	17	AskHistorians
My grandfather was once scolded by a teacher, for calling an overweight classmate "fatty". I recall the story because I didn't believe school teachers in back then (UK, 1940-45) normally cared about verbal bullying. Was I wrong about that, or was this man doing something unusual for the time?	17	AskHistorians
is it true the near east and the Mediterranean experienced major climate problems in and around 1100BC?	17	AskHistorians
When did short hair first become associated with masculinity in western civilisation?	17	AskHistorians
Did the Egyptian pyramids require any maintenance to keep them shining for 3000 years?	17	AskHistorians
suppose you're native in (what is now) new york state in 1216 and it's 10c below. if you have to go outside what will you be wearing? how much does the answer depend on your age and gender?	17	AskHistorians
Suppose it's 1115 and you ask a Korean person what they know/believe about the Japanese. What would they likely say? Would it likerly be overwhelmingly positive or negative?	17	AskHistorians
When medieval Knights/Lords practiced sword fighting how did they avoid doing each other injury? Did they ever really use wooden swords (IE like you see in movies and TV)?	17	AskHistorians