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Seeing as Egypt was under British patronage for most of the last two centuries, why is the majority of ancient Egyptian research primarily in French?

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What were the trade networks like in the pre-Columbian America's? North, central, and South America if you wouldn't mind differentiating.

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what historic event attracted you to your eventual specialty?

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if i were a free black in the pre-civil war south, what would keep me from getting kidnapped and thrown into slavery?

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what do we consider to be the first battle in known history?

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Can you give me a rundown on how New Orleans went from being one of America's cities to one of the country's biggest embarrassments by the end of the 20th century?

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I never hear much about Native American culture. What were some of the largest cities that existed pre-discovery, and how were they organized?

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How did the telephone system expand across the United States? Was it government-sponsored, or primarily a private business development? I suppose this question can be expanded to infrastructure in general (power, sewage, etc.)

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how did ancient civilizations know they were about to be declared war on?

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how did early trade start out between different civilizations?

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Seeing as Egypt was under British patronage for most of the last two centuries, why is the majority of ancient Egyptian research primarily in French?	216
What were the trade networks like in the pre-Columbian America's? North, central, and South America if you wouldn't mind differentiating.	14
what historic event attracted you to your eventual specialty?	14
if i were a free black in the pre-civil war south, what would keep me from getting kidnapped and thrown into slavery?	13
what do we consider to be the first battle in known history?	8
Can you give me a rundown on how New Orleans went from being one of America's cities to one of the country's biggest embarrassments by the end of the 20th century?	7
I never hear much about Native American culture. What were some of the largest cities that existed pre-discovery, and how were they organized?	6
How did the telephone system expand across the United States? Was it government-sponsored, or primarily a private business development? I suppose this question can be expanded to infrastructure in general (power, sewage, etc.)	4
how did ancient civilizations know they were about to be declared war on?	3
how did early trade start out between different civilizations?	0