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I'm a 13th century Scottish nobleman and I wanna buy me some nutmeg and cinnamon. Where do I go to buy such things?

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How did Silva, a noble surname meaning blackberry, become the most popular Portuguese surname?

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How come so many works of Greek mythology survive? Why didn't the Eastern Church ban them or remake them to fit a Christian worldview?

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What do we know about philosophy in the Ancient Near East? What has survived?

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Why did Seattle, not Portland, grow to become the largest city in the PNW?

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Why was Britannia's economy so dependent on the rest of the empire? And what exactly happened after the Romans left?

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I know about the Swahili Coast, Ethiopia, Mali - but why didn't sub-Saharan civilizations leave major literary and architectural works?

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Why is it that in the US the enslaved population grew naturally whereas in most other places it didn't?

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Adoption of noble surnames by Spanish/Portuguese commoners

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How did the Spanish and Portuguese govern colonies that DIDN'T have dense and rich indigenous populations?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I'm a 13th century Scottish nobleman and I wanna buy me some nutmeg and cinnamon. Where do I go to buy such things?	6
How did Silva, a noble surname meaning blackberry, become the most popular Portuguese surname?	5
How come so many works of Greek mythology survive? Why didn't the Eastern Church ban them or remake them to fit a Christian worldview?	4
What do we know about philosophy in the Ancient Near East? What has survived?	4
Why did Seattle, not Portland, grow to become the largest city in the PNW?	3
Why was Britannia's economy so dependent on the rest of the empire? And what exactly happened after the Romans left?	3
I know about the Swahili Coast, Ethiopia, Mali - but why didn't sub-Saharan civilizations leave major literary and architectural works?	3
Why is it that in the US the enslaved population grew naturally whereas in most other places it didn't?	3
Adoption of noble surnames by Spanish/Portuguese commoners	3
How did the Spanish and Portuguese govern colonies that DIDN'T have dense and rich indigenous populations?	3