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How did nomadic peoples on the Eurasian steppe, such as Mongols or Cumans, acquire metal for creating weapons? Did they have their own mines, or did they trade for materials?

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In 1930s Soviet Union, large numbers of “Kobzars”- traveling Ukrainian musicians- were arrested, imprisoned, and even sentenced to death. What was the motivation behind this persecution of itinerant bards?

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How did the modern image of dragons as fire-breathing, flying lizards develop?

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How and why did the world transfer from the "set-piece battles" so dominant in the pre-modern world to the more fluid kind of warfare today?

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Is it true that the Ancient Minoans practiced Cannibalism? If so, in what way?

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At what point did the exonym “Bohemia”, once widely used to refer to modern Czechia, fall out of common use?

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How was Greece, then a divided group of city-states, able to fend off invasion from the Achaemenid Persian Empire, one of the largest and most powerful states in the world at that time?

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What was life like in the pre-Oklahoma "Indian Territory"?

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Is there any historical consensus on whether or not the Ukrainian terror famine (AKA "Holodomor") was deliberate?

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Did the Catholic Church ever Organize or Endorse the Burning of Greco-Roman (Aristotle, Plato, etc.) texts?

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How did nomadic peoples on the Eurasian steppe, such as Mongols or Cumans, acquire metal for creating weapons? Did they have their own mines, or did they trade for materials?	19
In 1930s Soviet Union, large numbers of “Kobzars”- traveling Ukrainian musicians- were arrested, imprisoned, and even sentenced to death. What was the motivation behind this persecution of itinerant bards?	14
How did the modern image of dragons as fire-breathing, flying lizards develop?	13
How and why did the world transfer from the "set-piece battles" so dominant in the pre-modern world to the more fluid kind of warfare today?	9
Is it true that the Ancient Minoans practiced Cannibalism? If so, in what way?	9
At what point did the exonym “Bohemia”, once widely used to refer to modern Czechia, fall out of common use?	8
How was Greece, then a divided group of city-states, able to fend off invasion from the Achaemenid Persian Empire, one of the largest and most powerful states in the world at that time?	8
What was life like in the pre-Oklahoma "Indian Territory"?	4
Is there any historical consensus on whether or not the Ukrainian terror famine (AKA "Holodomor") was deliberate?	4
Did the Catholic Church ever Organize or Endorse the Burning of Greco-Roman (Aristotle, Plato, etc.) texts?	3