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Fukuda Chiyo-ni was a famous Japanese haiku poet in the 18th century, achieving enough fame to present the official gift of her region's daimyo to a Korean delegation. Was pre-modern Japan's artistic scene relatively egalitarian, or was Fukuda's fame an exception rather than the norm?

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How was art disseminated in society in the 19th century?

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Three decades after its excavation, what do we now know about the religious beliefs of the Sanxingdui culture? How do they differ from traditional interpretations of ancient Chinese religion?

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Are there any cases of animals being aware of minefields?

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Why didn't "James III" participate directly in the Jacobite Rising in 1745?

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Why were French university lecturers invited to verify Joan of Arc's Christian orthodoxy at Poitiers in April 1429?

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How did non-Russian foreign ministries within the Soviet Union work? What activities were they able to conduct with minimal Soviet influence? Did they have foreign embassies overseas?

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Did “throwing down the gauntlet” as a challenge actually occur in the medieval period, or was this merely a case of post-medieval artists and playwrights taking artistic license a bit too far?

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Were both the Macedonian phalanx and Companion cavalry given equal prominence in Hellenistic kingdoms? Was there a shift over time to favour one over the other?

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How was the Soviet Union able to justify appointing Soviet Field Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky as Poland's Minister of Defense in 1949?

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Fukuda Chiyo-ni was a famous Japanese haiku poet in the 18th century, achieving enough fame to present the official gift of her region's daimyo to a Korean delegation. Was pre-modern Japan's artistic scene relatively egalitarian, or was Fukuda's fame an exception rather than the norm?	8
How was art disseminated in society in the 19th century?	7
Three decades after its excavation, what do we now know about the religious beliefs of the Sanxingdui culture? How do they differ from traditional interpretations of ancient Chinese religion?	7
Are there any cases of animals being aware of minefields?	6
Why didn't "James III" participate directly in the Jacobite Rising in 1745?	6
Why were French university lecturers invited to verify Joan of Arc's Christian orthodoxy at Poitiers in April 1429?	6
How did non-Russian foreign ministries within the Soviet Union work? What activities were they able to conduct with minimal Soviet influence? Did they have foreign embassies overseas?	6
Did “throwing down the gauntlet” as a challenge actually occur in the medieval period, or was this merely a case of post-medieval artists and playwrights taking artistic license a bit too far?	6
Were both the Macedonian phalanx and Companion cavalry given equal prominence in Hellenistic kingdoms? Was there a shift over time to favour one over the other?	5
How was the Soviet Union able to justify appointing Soviet Field Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky as Poland's Minister of Defense in 1949?	5