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The 'Moskva' battleship was built in Ukraine, but became an asset of the Russian navy. How was military assets divided between memberstates when the USSR collapsed?

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The greatest mathematical mind of all the pre-colonial American cultures(Mayas, Incas etc.) meets the greatest mathematical mind of ancient Greece - What can they teach eachother?

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Did ancient China experience something akin to the bronze age collapse? Why/Why not?

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Did Islam spread mainly through warfare and conquest?

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Could the Æsir–Vanir War in Norse Mythology reflect the actual intrusions of Yamnaya people into the Funnelbeaker culture?

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Was there ever a time somewhere where the rape of a woman was not associated with some sort of loss of social status for the victim?

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What role(if any) did the myth of Ibrahim(Abraham) and Ishmael play in pre-Islamic Arabia?

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Why did the black death seemingly not impact the subsequent societies of China?

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Is Gothic architecture related to or inspired by the Goths?

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What was the purpose of sea monsters on old maps?

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The 'Moskva' battleship was built in Ukraine, but became an asset of the Russian navy. How was military assets divided between memberstates when the USSR collapsed?	249
The greatest mathematical mind of all the pre-colonial American cultures(Mayas, Incas etc.) meets the greatest mathematical mind of ancient Greece - What can they teach eachother?	154
Did ancient China experience something akin to the bronze age collapse? Why/Why not?	92
Did Islam spread mainly through warfare and conquest?	59
Could the Æsir–Vanir War in Norse Mythology reflect the actual intrusions of Yamnaya people into the Funnelbeaker culture?	26
Was there ever a time somewhere where the rape of a woman was not associated with some sort of loss of social status for the victim?	18
What role(if any) did the myth of Ibrahim(Abraham) and Ishmael play in pre-Islamic Arabia?	15
Why did the black death seemingly not impact the subsequent societies of China?	11
Is Gothic architecture related to or inspired by the Goths?	8
What was the purpose of sea monsters on old maps?	7