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Did the Mongols know how important Jerusalem, Mecca, Constantinople, and Rome were to the western world and was it ever a goal to take these cities?

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When was the first time "ethnic" food came into existence like when would a person have decided to go get Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Greek, etc. like did the ancient Romans decide that they would have Egyptian?

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Why do we say use foreign terms such as Caliph and Caliphate or Khan and Khanate but English terms like emperor for Emperor of China and Emperor of Japan, rather than Huangdi of Zhongguo and Tennou of Nihon?

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How essential has vegetarianism been to Buddhism since its inception and would Buddhists in different eras and time like Greco and Chinese or Tibetan Buddhists all have averted meat consumption?

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Did the concept of biracial people exist in dynastic China and how did the Chinese treat people of mixed descent?

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Why has Traditional Chinese Medicine survived into modern times but not Traditional Korean/Vietnamese/Japanese medicine?

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When Chinese culture was entering Japanese society was there any societal backlash to perceived intrusion of a foreign culture?

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How advanced was late Roman sandal making technology?

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How prevalent was Nazi sympathy or apathy towards activities like ethnic persecution in non-European societies like China, India, Africa, Iran, and Turkey?

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If Judaism has been traditionally anti-proselytizing, then how did the Khazar Khaganate become Jewish, or were they Jewish from the very beginning?

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Did the Mongols know how important Jerusalem, Mecca, Constantinople, and Rome were to the western world and was it ever a goal to take these cities?	2571
When was the first time "ethnic" food came into existence like when would a person have decided to go get Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Greek, etc. like did the ancient Romans decide that they would have Egyptian?	2466
Why do we say use foreign terms such as Caliph and Caliphate or Khan and Khanate but English terms like emperor for Emperor of China and Emperor of Japan, rather than Huangdi of Zhongguo and Tennou of Nihon?	2226
How essential has vegetarianism been to Buddhism since its inception and would Buddhists in different eras and time like Greco and Chinese or Tibetan Buddhists all have averted meat consumption?	60
Did the concept of biracial people exist in dynastic China and how did the Chinese treat people of mixed descent?	59
Why has Traditional Chinese Medicine survived into modern times but not Traditional Korean/Vietnamese/Japanese medicine?	56
When Chinese culture was entering Japanese society was there any societal backlash to perceived intrusion of a foreign culture?	49
How advanced was late Roman sandal making technology?	45
How prevalent was Nazi sympathy or apathy towards activities like ethnic persecution in non-European societies like China, India, Africa, Iran, and Turkey?	42
If Judaism has been traditionally anti-proselytizing, then how did the Khazar Khaganate become Jewish, or were they Jewish from the very beginning?	41