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Aug 22 |
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What form of home address did Romans use? Even in rural Ireland today the address largely relies on the local postman knowing which person of that surname on the "High St" the letter was meant for. |
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Aug 21 |
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What was normal attire for Hindu kings in the 15th century? Remember to a medieval european, 'almost naked' might just mean not arrayed in the same finery a C13 King or Pope would be! Perhaps a simple robe? |
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Aug 19 |
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Farming societies without calendars @lins314159 not necessarily if they always happen. A calender is important when you need to know in advance that spring will come in 3months and you have to plant now. Then it's important to know if this really is spring, or just a warm couple of days in January. |
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Aug 19 |
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Why was Khomeini in France? Who allowed him to leave and why? @choster politicians act in their own interest. If something appeals to the voters and party then you do it - if it happens to align with the nation's interests that's a bonus! Hadn't realised the shah looked doomed in advance, that would certainly be a good time to position elf to replace BP and the American oil companies in the new regime. A imagine lot of Elf executives were heading to Libya recently! |
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Aug 19 |
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Why was Khomeini in France? Who allowed him to leave and why? Was the French giving him asylum purely to annoy the UK/USA who backed the Shah, or did they have other reasons? |
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Aug 19 |
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Farming societies without calendars @MonsterTruck the first humans were hunter-gatherers, but as your population increases you need to use the land more efficiently. There were major civilisations in east africa, bigger than the Egyptians/Babylonians but haven't really been explored as much. It was harder to get to for victorian archaeologists and they didn't leave nice stone monuments. |
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Aug 19 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on Why was language not utilized to establish dominance throughout England 1066 AD–1360s CE? |
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Aug 19 |
answered | Why was language not utilized to establish dominance throughout England 1066 AD–1360s CE? |
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Aug 19 |
answered | Farming societies without calendars |
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Aug 16 |
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Has any foreign embassy ever been entered without permission? And en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Embassy_siege, the UK govt decided that since the criminals weren't Iranians it was a simple crime and they could act. The Iranian govt already claimed it was all a UK/USA trick so diplomatic relations didn't really matter. |
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Aug 11 |
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What is the origin of the stereotype that Polish people lack intelligence? Ironically the same C20th circumstances gave the opposite stereotype in Britain. Poland was the brave little country that fought the Nazis and then the USSR. When a British far-right party used an image of a Spitfire in a campaign and it turned out to actually be a Free Polish Airforce ace, they lost all their support by implying that attacking the role of Poland in WWII was in any way "British". |
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Aug 7 |
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What is the basic structure of British Politics? added 47 characters in body |
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Aug 7 |
awarded | Organizer |
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Aug 7 |
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What are the known facts about the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Giza)? fixed tag |
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Aug 6 |
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Robert Hookes Diary - Why would he have bought and drunk Vomit? deleted 1 characters in body; added 16 characters in body |
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Aug 6 |
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Was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan one of the major reasons that led to the fall of Soviet Union? I'm sure the staff colleges of the west are full of analysis on the topic, but I don't think a low intensity little war had a big effect on the USSR. |
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Aug 6 |
answered | Robert Hookes Diary - Why would he have bought and drunk Vomit? |
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Aug 6 |
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Was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan one of the major reasons that led to the fall of Soviet Union? What makes you think it was a reason ? |
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Aug 4 |
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What is the basic structure of British Politics? added 153 characters in body |
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Aug 4 |
answered | What is the basic structure of British Politics? |
