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How did Kublai Khan's military differ from his grandfather Genghis Khan's military?

397 upvotes • RaptorK1988

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The walls of Ancient Jericho are thought to have been built somewhere around 8,000BCE. Artifacts from Gobekli Tepe have been linked to 10,000BCE. Why then are the Sumerians, Egyptians and Indus Valley Civilization considered the first civilizations with the first true cities?

397 upvotes • jpres

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Anne Gorsuch ran the EPA from 1981-1983, cut its budget by 22% and laid off 30% of its staff. What were her aims, how successful/unsuccessful was she and how did her opponents resist her?

397 upvotes • bunabhucan

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In Game of Thrones, two common soldiers are discussing who the best swordsman is. In Medieval Europe, would common soldiers have knowledge about the martial talents of nobles?

397 upvotes • Alpy94

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Did Robert E. Lee ever say, about the Civil War, that he wished he owned every slave so that he could free them and avoid war?

397 upvotes • andrewmetworth

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Why has North America prospered so much, but South America hasn’t?

397 upvotes • createusername32

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Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962 and served 27 years in prison, at times only being able to receive one letter every six months. How did he become internationally famous by the time of his release from prison?

397 upvotes • CapriciousCupofTea

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In "Kingodm of Heaven", the movie, Saladin offers a cup of water with ice to the king of Jerusalem. How in that period (1186) and in that place (Palestine) they were able to "create" and keep ice?

397 upvotes • realstaline

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Why did the Nazis have such interest in the Basque people?

397 upvotes • Sikkboi_

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When did the Church make premarital sex a sin?

397 upvotes • Keith502

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Kublai Khan's military differ from his grandfather Genghis Khan's military?	397	RaptorK1988
The walls of Ancient Jericho are thought to have been built somewhere around 8,000BCE. Artifacts from Gobekli Tepe have been linked to 10,000BCE. Why then are the Sumerians, Egyptians and Indus Valley Civilization considered the first civilizations with the first true cities?	397	jpres
Anne Gorsuch ran the EPA from 1981-1983, cut its budget by 22% and laid off 30% of its staff. What were her aims, how successful/unsuccessful was she and how did her opponents resist her?	397	bunabhucan
In Game of Thrones, two common soldiers are discussing who the best swordsman is. In Medieval Europe, would common soldiers have knowledge about the martial talents of nobles?	397	Alpy94
Did Robert E. Lee ever say, about the Civil War, that he wished he owned every slave so that he could free them and avoid war?	397	andrewmetworth
Why has North America prospered so much, but South America hasn’t?	397	createusername32
Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962 and served 27 years in prison, at times only being able to receive one letter every six months. How did he become internationally famous by the time of his release from prison?	397	CapriciousCupofTea
In "Kingodm of Heaven", the movie, Saladin offers a cup of water with ice to the king of Jerusalem. How in that period (1186) and in that place (Palestine) they were able to "create" and keep ice?	397	realstaline
Why did the Nazis have such interest in the Basque people?	397	Sikkboi_
When did the Church make premarital sex a sin?	397	Keith502