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Did an Aztec "colonial aristocracy" form in Mexico after the spanish conquest? If not, why didn't it happen?

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Medieval maps placed East at the top, since it was said that the Garden of Eden lied further East. Did people in Constantinople feel they were closer to heaven than those in Paris?

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Is there a historical usefulness to the concept of the "Axial Age"?

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Did the Mongols plan to conquer and administer the entire world?

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What are the chances of decyphering the Quipu writing?

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What were the US/USSR plans in case there was life on Mars?

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When did Airplane Observation Decks get out of style?

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Was Tupac Amaru II's Great Rebellion in Peru widely known abroad?

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Why did we start calling it "Late Antiquity" instead of "Decline of the Empire"?

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What did the Founding Fathers think of other American Revolutionary attempts?

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Did an Aztec "colonial aristocracy" form in Mexico after the spanish conquest? If not, why didn't it happen?	40	AskHistorians
Medieval maps placed East at the top, since it was said that the Garden of Eden lied further East. Did people in Constantinople feel they were closer to heaven than those in Paris?	40	AskHistorians
Is there a historical usefulness to the concept of the "Axial Age"?	33	AskHistorians
Did the Mongols plan to conquer and administer the entire world?	23	AskHistorians
What are the chances of decyphering the Quipu writing?	21	AskHistorians
What were the US/USSR plans in case there was life on Mars?	19	AskHistorians
When did Airplane Observation Decks get out of style?	17	AskHistorians
Was Tupac Amaru II's Great Rebellion in Peru widely known abroad?	17	AskHistorians
Why did we start calling it "Late Antiquity" instead of "Decline of the Empire"?	17	AskHistorians
What did the Founding Fathers think of other American Revolutionary attempts?	14	AskHistorians