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We hear a lot about the names Timbuktu and Swahili city-states, but less about the cities themselves. How important were urban centers in medieval and early modern sub-Saharan Africa?

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Announcement: Shaking Up the Daily Features!

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What was it like to grow up in medieval Zanzibar?

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In 1973, members of the American Indian Movement occupied and defended themselves against a major U.S. military force at the town of Wounded Knee (site of the 1890 massacre). How was this presented in media in 1973, and how is it taught today? Is it taught today?

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Tuesday Trivia: Predictions & Prophecies

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Tuesday Trivia: What was it like to be a historian and/or scientist in your era? This thread has relaxed standards and we invite everyone to participate!

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Tuesday Trivia: Imprisonment!

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Tuesday Trivia: What was it like to be on the “home front” of your era during wars? This thread has relaxed standards and we invite everyone to participate!

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In the later Middle Ages into the early modern era, Latin Christian countries successively expel their Jewish residents. What made Poland different?

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Tuesday Trivia: In medieval Italy, one way people fought fires was to hurl clay pots filled with water through the upper story windows of burning buildings—legit water bombs. This week, let’s talk about FIRE!

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We hear a lot about the names Timbuktu and Swahili city-states, but less about the cities themselves. How important were urban centers in medieval and early modern sub-Saharan Africa?	85
Announcement: Shaking Up the Daily Features!	84
What was it like to grow up in medieval Zanzibar?	82
In 1973, members of the American Indian Movement occupied and defended themselves against a major U.S. military force at the town of Wounded Knee (site of the 1890 massacre). How was this presented in media in 1973, and how is it taught today? Is it taught today?	80
Tuesday Trivia: Predictions & Prophecies	80
Tuesday Trivia: What was it like to be a historian and/or scientist in your era? This thread has relaxed standards and we invite everyone to participate!	80
Tuesday Trivia: Imprisonment!	80
Tuesday Trivia: What was it like to be on the “home front” of your era during wars? This thread has relaxed standards and we invite everyone to participate!	79
In the later Middle Ages into the early modern era, Latin Christian countries successively expel their Jewish residents. What made Poland different?	78
Tuesday Trivia: In medieval Italy, one way people fought fires was to hurl clay pots filled with water through the upper story windows of burning buildings—legit water bombs. This week, let’s talk about FIRE!	76