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When did Shakespeare's work start being considered as classic English literature?	155
In the Song of Roland, Muslims were said to worship an 'unholy trinity' consisting of Mahomet, Apollyon and Termagant. What did the average person in medieval France know about Islam and Muslims?	153
The Romans tended to associate other cultures' faiths with their own. Why did this not happen with Judaism/Christianity or Zoroastrianism? Why did the Romans not assume YHVH or Ahura Mazda was, for example, an interpretation of Jupiter?	139
What is known about the historical King Gilgamesh of Uruk? What did he do to deserve being immortalized in an epic poem?	121
I am an average Greek-speaking man living in 642 AD Constantinople, Byzantine Empire. How much do I know and what is my opinion about these scary new invaders who just conquered Egypt?	113
What exactly was Athenian democracy? Was it truly as radically democratic as popularly imagined? Was it unique was it among other Greek states?	109
Bolghars and Turks are both Turkic peoples who migrated into the Balkans and formed their own powerful empires in the area. Why did the Bolghars totally assimilate into modern-day Bulgarians while Turks retained much of their own culture and identity?	107
We always hear about how the Silk Road benefited the Middle East and Europe. But how did this trade network affect the Chinese?	106
How much did people in Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian history know of their earlier history?	97
The Scramble for Africa saw Ethiopia not only remaining uncolonized but also an expansion of territory. How did Ethiopian imperial policy compare to those of European colonizers?	93

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