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My great grandparents used oxen, wooden plows, sickles, and scythes to work the land and harvest wheat in the pastoral planes of Eastern Europe. How different (if at all) was their agricultural technology from that of ancient people (e.g. Romans, Egyptians, Greeks, Babylonians, etc.)?

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Who is a fascist? Nowadays political opponents call each other "fascists" all the time but I have no actual idea what this means.

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Did Caesar suffer from epilepsy?

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How did King Leopold II of Belgium manage to "trick" the other European powers into letting him have such a huge and rich colony like the Congo? Why didn't bigger powers like Germany or Britain, or France divide the region between themselves?

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When did the idea that China may be the next global superpower start to emerge?

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Did Caesar really suffer from epilepsy?

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How historically accurate are Alexander Solzhenitsyn's writings?

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The ethnic Greeks of the Eastern Roman Empire, the Ottomans, czarist Russia, the Pope, and the Holly Roman Empire. What was so special about the Roman Empire that so many peoples claimed to be its continuation, even centuries after it ended?

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Is there contemporary evidence of Caesar’s exploits in Gaul other than his own writings?

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What are some good history books about the Congo wars of the 1990s?

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My great grandparents used oxen, wooden plows, sickles, and scythes to work the land and harvest wheat in the pastoral planes of Eastern Europe. How different (if at all) was their agricultural technology from that of ancient people (e.g. Romans, Egyptians, Greeks, Babylonians, etc.)?	3029
Who is a fascist? Nowadays political opponents call each other "fascists" all the time but I have no actual idea what this means.	42
Did Caesar suffer from epilepsy?	27
How did King Leopold II of Belgium manage to "trick" the other European powers into letting him have such a huge and rich colony like the Congo? Why didn't bigger powers like Germany or Britain, or France divide the region between themselves?	24
When did the idea that China may be the next global superpower start to emerge?	19
Did Caesar really suffer from epilepsy?	10
How historically accurate are Alexander Solzhenitsyn's writings?	5
The ethnic Greeks of the Eastern Roman Empire, the Ottomans, czarist Russia, the Pope, and the Holly Roman Empire. What was so special about the Roman Empire that so many peoples claimed to be its continuation, even centuries after it ended?	4
Is there contemporary evidence of Caesar’s exploits in Gaul other than his own writings?	3
What are some good history books about the Congo wars of the 1990s?	1