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When the Romans ritually strangled captured enemies at the Temple of Jupiter, was this seen as a winking or whitewashed form of human sacrifice?

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Were there ways the British colonization of India influenced colonial America, or the American Revolution? Did any of the Brits involved in the Revolutionary War have previous experience from India?

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Why did some American elected officials oppose the resettlement of South Vietnamese refugees during the 1970s?

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How did ancient Mesopotamia's barley or grain-based system of exchange and finance function practically? Did people take barley with them to the market? Did barley risk becoming inedible from handling and lose its value?

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Why were Britain and France's colonization strategies and diplomatic relations towards Native Americans so radically different?

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How did Richard III arrest Anthony Woodville and capture Edward V at Stony Stratford, when his forced were outnumbered?

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Did the Iron Age Greeks' writing or myths reveal any memory of their common heritage with the Philistines? When Greeks interacted with the Philistines, did they note cultural similarities or connections?

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When did Americans stop referring to Germans as "Dutch" and start calling them Germans? What motivated this change?

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When the early Church supposedly turned pagan gods into saints, wouldn't pagans have found the newly-made-up stories recasting their gods as humans offensive?

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Did Julius Caesar or Alexander the Great commit mass slaughter of civilians? In the Classical Era, did militaries follow this practice, or did they mostly leave civilians alone?

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When the Romans ritually strangled captured enemies at the Temple of Jupiter, was this seen as a winking or whitewashed form of human sacrifice?	4	AskHistorians
Were there ways the British colonization of India influenced colonial America, or the American Revolution? Did any of the Brits involved in the Revolutionary War have previous experience from India?	4	AskHistorians
Why did some American elected officials oppose the resettlement of South Vietnamese refugees during the 1970s?	4	AskHistorians
How did ancient Mesopotamia's barley or grain-based system of exchange and finance function practically? Did people take barley with them to the market? Did barley risk becoming inedible from handling and lose its value?	3	AskHistorians
Why were Britain and France's colonization strategies and diplomatic relations towards Native Americans so radically different?	3	AskHistorians
How did Richard III arrest Anthony Woodville and capture Edward V at Stony Stratford, when his forced were outnumbered?	3	AskHistorians
Did the Iron Age Greeks' writing or myths reveal any memory of their common heritage with the Philistines? When Greeks interacted with the Philistines, did they note cultural similarities or connections?	3	AskHistorians
When did Americans stop referring to Germans as "Dutch" and start calling them Germans? What motivated this change?	3	AskHistorians
When the early Church supposedly turned pagan gods into saints, wouldn't pagans have found the newly-made-up stories recasting their gods as humans offensive?	3	AskHistorians
Did Julius Caesar or Alexander the Great commit mass slaughter of civilians? In the Classical Era, did militaries follow this practice, or did they mostly leave civilians alone?	3	AskHistorians