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In ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, my impression is that meat was seen as uncivilized and bread was civilized food. However, in later civilizations - including ones in these areas - eating a meat-heavy diet is something nobles pride themselves in. When or why did meat become prestigious?	17
Why did the Dutch Republic become the Kingdom of the Netherlands after the Napoleonic Wars? Was there any opposition to its establishment as a kingdom as opposed to returning to its antebellum status ?	17
Why did chariot usage decline?	17
How, from the legal perspective, was the British East India Company allowed to maintain an army?	17
How, when and why did the Greeks and Romans develop or adopt monogamous marriage?	16
What role did shamans have in the Mongol military? Were they formally incorporated, did they follow the Mongol army informally, were they consulted by commanders?	16
Did the Post-Classical Maya have any cultural memory of the Classical period?	15
How would an agricultural village's land be held in Roman times - in common to the village, divvied up villagers, by a single landowner? And, when new land was cleared for agriculture, was it likely already owned or did it have to be distributed?	15
What was the role and position of the French Left during the decolonization period? France fought harder to maintain its colonies than other European empires but at the same time my impression is that its Left was more numerous and stronger than e.g. the UK or the Netherlands.	15
Ivan the Terrible once resigned as Tsar for a year and put a Genghisid, Simeon Bekbulatovich, on the Russia throne during the period. Does this imply that Muscovy/Russia at the time didn't have a as negative impression of Mongol rule/the "Tatar yoke" as it would in later centuries?	15

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