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What caused the Celtic expansions across Europe, and then the later Germanic expansions? Were there any shared causes?

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What effects did Zoroastrianism and Rabbinical Judaism have on the development of Islamic law and theology?

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What would have been the comparable prestige for different Arabic titles (Sheikh, Amir, Malik, Sultan, etc.), in say, the 14th century? How did the prestige levels of different titles change over time?

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Why did the Magyars ethnically and linguistically dominate Pannonia, but the Avars (and the Bulgars in Thrace) adopt the local Slavic languages?

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Why did only the northwest of Iran switch to speaking Turkish en masse?

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How did African Romance affect Maghrebi Arabic? Also, Latin vs. Berber vs. Punic in Roman Africa

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Why do historians tend to use the term "Sassanian" while "Sassanid" seems more common in popular usage?

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What are some good books to read about South Indian and Sri Lankan history?

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What drove European population growth in the Early Modern period? Land clearance? Better technology?

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How many people lived in Baghdad, and Iraq as a whole, during the height of the Abbasid Caliphate?

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What caused the Celtic expansions across Europe, and then the later Germanic expansions? Were there any shared causes?	192
What effects did Zoroastrianism and Rabbinical Judaism have on the development of Islamic law and theology?	65
What would have been the comparable prestige for different Arabic titles (Sheikh, Amir, Malik, Sultan, etc.), in say, the 14th century? How did the prestige levels of different titles change over time?	56
Why did the Magyars ethnically and linguistically dominate Pannonia, but the Avars (and the Bulgars in Thrace) adopt the local Slavic languages?	6
Why did only the northwest of Iran switch to speaking Turkish en masse?	4
How did African Romance affect Maghrebi Arabic? Also, Latin vs. Berber vs. Punic in Roman Africa	4
Why do historians tend to use the term "Sassanian" while "Sassanid" seems more common in popular usage?	4
What are some good books to read about South Indian and Sri Lankan history?	3
What drove European population growth in the Early Modern period? Land clearance? Better technology?	2
How many people lived in Baghdad, and Iraq as a whole, during the height of the Abbasid Caliphate?	2