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Can anyone recommend some good (light) summer reading on Sumer for lay people?

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Older films about the middle ages featured a lot of bright and gaudy colors, but recent films have all been very drab and earth-toned. Why did we start viewing bright colors as "unrealistic"?

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Was John the Baptist an Essene? How did he fit into the religious landscape of his time?

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Village life in Bronze Age Near East?

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Rather than splintering from the Catholic church in order to divorce his wife, why didn't Henry VIII simply have her murdered?

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My historian friend just told me that when George Washington ended his term as president of the US it was the first time in the history of western civilization that power transitioned without any violence. Is this true?

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The united Kingdom of Israel was relatively short-lived (only a single century). Was its existence at all related to the collapse of other late bronze age city states in the 12th century, and the rise of the Neo-Assyrian empire and Neo-Hittite kingdoms in the 10th century?

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Historicity of Siddharta Gautama and the early history of Buddhism?

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How did Native Americans living in areas affected by extreme weather (such as the great plains or southeast coast) deal with things like tornadoes and hurricanes?

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Did the terms road/street/avenue/boulevard/etc ever refer to distinct phenomena, or were they always synonymous?

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Can anyone recommend some good (light) summer reading on Sumer for lay people?	26
Older films about the middle ages featured a lot of bright and gaudy colors, but recent films have all been very drab and earth-toned. Why did we start viewing bright colors as "unrealistic"?	23
Was John the Baptist an Essene? How did he fit into the religious landscape of his time?	23
Village life in Bronze Age Near East?	22
Rather than splintering from the Catholic church in order to divorce his wife, why didn't Henry VIII simply have her murdered?	22
My historian friend just told me that when George Washington ended his term as president of the US it was the first time in the history of western civilization that power transitioned without any violence. Is this true?	21
The united Kingdom of Israel was relatively short-lived (only a single century). Was its existence at all related to the collapse of other late bronze age city states in the 12th century, and the rise of the Neo-Assyrian empire and Neo-Hittite kingdoms in the 10th century?	21
Historicity of Siddharta Gautama and the early history of Buddhism?	17
How did Native Americans living in areas affected by extreme weather (such as the great plains or southeast coast) deal with things like tornadoes and hurricanes?	15
Did the terms road/street/avenue/boulevard/etc ever refer to distinct phenomena, or were they always synonymous?	15