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How much would the construction of a typical castle in the Middle Ages cost in today's US dollars?

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When Asian steppe tribes moved west, they would often have a military advantage due to the use of composite bows on horseback. Did the people they fight ever try to emulate this technology or tactic? What developments or changes were made to the composite bow between the Huns, Turks and Mongols?

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What kind of relationship would the Jewish people in the Israel of ancient Rome before the Jewish revolts have with the Jewish people that remained in Babylon?

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When and how did the cross become the prevailing symbol of Christianity that it did?

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What sort of literature or scholarship did the English Levellers and Diggers of the English Civil War Period draw from in developing their political and religious ideology?

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How did the Kingdom of Armenia maintain its nominal independence for so long between the Romans and the Persians throughout Antiquity?

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Did the American cause during the American Revolution see any support from British citizens in Great Britain, either from members of Parliament or buisiness owners?

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What impact did the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s have on the Islamic Revolution?

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If I am a resident of Kyoto during the Sengoku period, where would I go if my home and livelihood were destroyed?

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What impact did the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s have on the Islamic Revolution?

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How much would the construction of a typical castle in the Middle Ages cost in today's US dollars?	230
When Asian steppe tribes moved west, they would often have a military advantage due to the use of composite bows on horseback. Did the people they fight ever try to emulate this technology or tactic? What developments or changes were made to the composite bow between the Huns, Turks and Mongols?	92
What kind of relationship would the Jewish people in the Israel of ancient Rome before the Jewish revolts have with the Jewish people that remained in Babylon?	26
When and how did the cross become the prevailing symbol of Christianity that it did?	24
What sort of literature or scholarship did the English Levellers and Diggers of the English Civil War Period draw from in developing their political and religious ideology?	23
How did the Kingdom of Armenia maintain its nominal independence for so long between the Romans and the Persians throughout Antiquity?	20
Did the American cause during the American Revolution see any support from British citizens in Great Britain, either from members of Parliament or buisiness owners?	16
What impact did the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s have on the Islamic Revolution?	15
If I am a resident of Kyoto during the Sengoku period, where would I go if my home and livelihood were destroyed?	12
What impact did the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s have on the Islamic Revolution?	10