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How were the Ottomans able to muster such a larger army that Christian Europe could not retake Constantinople?

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Did Islamic countries have problems with mass witch paranoia like in Christian countries?

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Why have Gypsies not assimilated into these various European societies they live?

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How much did the Byzantine academics fleeing after the fall of Constantinople in 1453 help fuel the Renaissance?

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Is there any evidence that the Sphinx once sat on a small island?

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Why was logic so prevalent in Ancient Greece? What was it that fostered such a reverence for learning?

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Did sailors that were traveling to the New World fish and collect rainwater on the voyage?

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562 years ago today Constantinople fell to the Turks, what what was the Catholics reaction to this and the Russians?

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Why were the Mongols so aggressive?

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Did Mehmet II view his capture of Constantinople in 1453 as an act of Jihad?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How were the Ottomans able to muster such a larger army that Christian Europe could not retake Constantinople?	855
Did Islamic countries have problems with mass witch paranoia like in Christian countries?	720
Why have Gypsies not assimilated into these various European societies they live?	346
How much did the Byzantine academics fleeing after the fall of Constantinople in 1453 help fuel the Renaissance?	192
Is there any evidence that the Sphinx once sat on a small island?	112
Why was logic so prevalent in Ancient Greece? What was it that fostered such a reverence for learning?	110
Did sailors that were traveling to the New World fish and collect rainwater on the voyage?	105
562 years ago today Constantinople fell to the Turks, what what was the Catholics reaction to this and the Russians?	105
Why were the Mongols so aggressive?	85
Did Mehmet II view his capture of Constantinople in 1453 as an act of Jihad?	83