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Throughout European history, China was seen as some mysterious far-east land, right? So then, what was the Chinese view on Europe as a place?

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Is it true that Lincoln and other Republicans of the time discussed the concept of “wage-slavery” in their campaigns?

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What would a history class be like in the 19th century? How would the history taught differ between countries?

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What was urban combat like in the 18th-19th centuries?

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Are there separate Western/Eastern traditions for Comedy as there are for Musical or Philosophical tradition?

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It seems that so many of the leaders in both sides of the American Civil War attended West Point at around the same time. Would there have been a clear way of telling who would end up on what side in those years?

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Are there any problems inherent in the tie of our BCE/CE / BC/AD systems to the birth of Christ?

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In “Discipline and Punish,” Foucault uses “Year IV” when referring to the years during the French Revolution when they started at year zero. Is there any reason for referring to it as “Year IV” for historians?

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Historians who work on history textbooks - what events of the past few years will be major parts of the last chapter of your books?

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How did historians estimate the death toll of the Black Death?

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Throughout European history, China was seen as some mysterious far-east land, right? So then, what was the Chinese view on Europe as a place?	854
Is it true that Lincoln and other Republicans of the time discussed the concept of “wage-slavery” in their campaigns?	16
What would a history class be like in the 19th century? How would the history taught differ between countries?	5
What was urban combat like in the 18th-19th centuries?	3
Are there separate Western/Eastern traditions for Comedy as there are for Musical or Philosophical tradition?	3
It seems that so many of the leaders in both sides of the American Civil War attended West Point at around the same time. Would there have been a clear way of telling who would end up on what side in those years?	3
Are there any problems inherent in the tie of our BCE/CE / BC/AD systems to the birth of Christ?	2
In “Discipline and Punish,” Foucault uses “Year IV” when referring to the years during the French Revolution when they started at year zero. Is there any reason for referring to it as “Year IV” for historians?	2
Historians who work on history textbooks - what events of the past few years will be major parts of the last chapter of your books?	1
How did historians estimate the death toll of the Black Death?	0