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In “The emperor’s new groove”, Yzma is portrayed as a high ranking government official. In real life, could women attain such positions of power in Inca society?

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In the “response of the zhaporovian cossacks” the Cossacks refer to sultan mehmed IV as “the wheelwright” of macedonia. Given the nature of the text this seems to be meant as an insult, why would being referred to as a wheelwright in the 17th century be seen as an insult?

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During the gallic wars Caesar (almost) always returned to cisalpine gaul during the winter, did he stay in a specific city?

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Did the Soviet Union formulate any solid plan to invade japan during ww2?

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What is the oldest extant family lineage to be determined?

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I know this is basically like throwing a bucket of shit into a turbine at full power BUT who was the best general/commander in recorded history? Is there any correct way to measure military success in a way that does justice to all cases?

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Are there any historical figures that nowadays would be diagnosed with psychopathy?

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Given how we know a lot about ancient civilizations through writings in clay tablets, stone and copies of ancient books, will future historians and archaeologists probably have trouble understanding our modern civilization because of our increasing reliance in virtual data storage?

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In “The emperor’s new groove”, Yzma is portrayed as a high ranking government official. In real life, could women attain such positions of power in Inca society?	8823
In the “response of the zhaporovian cossacks” the Cossacks refer to sultan mehmed IV as “the wheelwright” of macedonia. Given the nature of the text this seems to be meant as an insult, why would being referred to as a wheelwright in the 17th century be seen as an insult?	38
During the gallic wars Caesar (almost) always returned to cisalpine gaul during the winter, did he stay in a specific city?	9
Did the Soviet Union formulate any solid plan to invade japan during ww2?	5
What is the oldest extant family lineage to be determined?	3
I know this is basically like throwing a bucket of shit into a turbine at full power BUT who was the best general/commander in recorded history? Is there any correct way to measure military success in a way that does justice to all cases?	2
Are there any historical figures that nowadays would be diagnosed with psychopathy?	1
Given how we know a lot about ancient civilizations through writings in clay tablets, stone and copies of ancient books, will future historians and archaeologists probably have trouble understanding our modern civilization because of our increasing reliance in virtual data storage?	1