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Did nudity in Europe and the middle east only become taboo with the introduction of Christianity and Islam or was it always seen as deviant?

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What was it like to be an Asian American during the Vietnam War?

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How did people read the Bible and become Christians if most people were illiterate in the past?

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Was there a person known as "Yue Fei" during the Three Kingdoms era?

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Was there any significant difference between Okinawan identity and culture before and after becoming part of Japan?

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How much real weight did possessing the Imperial Seal have in China, and why was it so important for the dynasties to have it?

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Do Abrahamic religions have a concept similar to the "enlightenment" found in religions like Buddhism and Taoism, where people are able to become an "immortal saint/bodhisattva" through individual effort?

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Why did the Japanese repeatedly fail to take the city of Changsha with numerically smaller forces when they simply overwhelmed it in the 4th battle with a larger force than the Chinese?

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Was the Crusades viewed in the romanticized manner, in which it is a popular subject of games, movies, and fiction, or was it viewed by the emerging non-religious population as something akin to "terrorism" and "Jihad."

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How do historians think technology will affect history studies as a whole in the future?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did nudity in Europe and the middle east only become taboo with the introduction of Christianity and Islam or was it always seen as deviant?	4
What was it like to be an Asian American during the Vietnam War?	4
How did people read the Bible and become Christians if most people were illiterate in the past?	4
Was there a person known as "Yue Fei" during the Three Kingdoms era?	4
Was there any significant difference between Okinawan identity and culture before and after becoming part of Japan?	4
How much real weight did possessing the Imperial Seal have in China, and why was it so important for the dynasties to have it?	3
Do Abrahamic religions have a concept similar to the "enlightenment" found in religions like Buddhism and Taoism, where people are able to become an "immortal saint/bodhisattva" through individual effort?	3
Why did the Japanese repeatedly fail to take the city of Changsha with numerically smaller forces when they simply overwhelmed it in the 4th battle with a larger force than the Chinese?	3
Was the Crusades viewed in the romanticized manner, in which it is a popular subject of games, movies, and fiction, or was it viewed by the emerging non-religious population as something akin to "terrorism" and "Jihad."	3
How do historians think technology will affect history studies as a whole in the future?	3