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How much political and cultural influence did the Byzantines exert on Western and Central Europe?	8
Compared to its counterparts in the rest of Europe, was the medieval English state particularly centralised? If so, why was that? What impacts did this have on the way the country and culture developed?	8
Where did the standard tropes of Australian Aboriginal culture come from? How representative are they of the entirety of pre-contact Australia?	7
How strong were the connections between the Muslims in Al-Andalus and wider Muslim world?	6
After the First World War, the defeated powers were expected to pay hefty reparations, notably Germany with 132 billion reichsmarks. How did they finance these payments? Where did the money go? Was there any appreciable impact on receiving nations' economies or public spending?	6
In and after Elisabeth I's reign, how did the Anglican church theologically justify its distinction from and between both Protestant and Catholic doctrines?	6
How rigid was the social hierarchy in the medieval period? Would a commoner, whether peasant or burgher, have had any options available to them to climb the social ladder?	6
After WW1, most of the defeated powers were required to pay reparations to the victors. Where did this money go, and how was it spent? How did it impact the economies of the countries that received it?	5
Did fascism have an "endgame"? What does the ideal world under fascism look like?	5
"Sonny Jim" is used as a patronising form of address in the Commonwealth between an older and younger man. However, Wikipedia claims this derives from an American advertising campaign for "Sunny Jim". How did the phrase gain currency outside of the US?	5

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