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A lot of Total War fans have been complaining that the newly announced game Three Kingdoms is fantasy because it is based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so how much of the novel is actually historical and how much is fiction?

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Did Cao Cao really say that he would rather betray the world than let the world betray him?

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What was early gunpowder warfare like (14th-16th centuries) and how did it change how battles were fought?

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Why did printing only revolutionize Europe but not China, the middle east, or other places in the world?

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When did people start distinguishing steel from iron, so that they were conceived as two different products, rather than just very bad iron and very good iron?

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Why did gunpowder revolutionize warfare in Europe but not China where it was invented?

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Were large breasts always thought of as attractive or was that a more recent development?

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Was there a "point of no return" with the rise of Mao and communist China?

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Have there been any new discoveries or reinterpretations of how the Roman legions functioned in the last 10 years?

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What are the oldest firearms in India and at what point did they start using gunpowder weapons?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
A lot of Total War fans have been complaining that the newly announced game Three Kingdoms is fantasy because it is based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so how much of the novel is actually historical and how much is fiction?	49
Did Cao Cao really say that he would rather betray the world than let the world betray him?	23
What was early gunpowder warfare like (14th-16th centuries) and how did it change how battles were fought?	22
Why did printing only revolutionize Europe but not China, the middle east, or other places in the world?	22
When did people start distinguishing steel from iron, so that they were conceived as two different products, rather than just very bad iron and very good iron?	13
Why did gunpowder revolutionize warfare in Europe but not China where it was invented?	13
Were large breasts always thought of as attractive or was that a more recent development?	10
Was there a "point of no return" with the rise of Mao and communist China?	9
Have there been any new discoveries or reinterpretations of how the Roman legions functioned in the last 10 years?	8
What are the oldest firearms in India and at what point did they start using gunpowder weapons?	8