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How did horses first get domesticated?

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In “Of A Happy Life, Seneca says, “You do me no harm; neither do men harm the gods when they overthrow their altars.” How common was the practice of destroying a gods altar? Was it done out of atheism or religious competition (my god can beat up your god) or some other reason?

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Do we know where and when the gesture of bowing originated and how it spread to be so universal?

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Why couldnt SAILORS swim in the colonial era?

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How did horses first get domesticated?	2
In “Of A Happy Life, Seneca says, “You do me no harm; neither do men harm the gods when they overthrow their altars.” How common was the practice of destroying a gods altar? Was it done out of atheism or religious competition (my god can beat up your god) or some other reason?	2
Do we know where and when the gesture of bowing originated and how it spread to be so universal?	1
Why couldnt SAILORS swim in the colonial era?	1