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Was circumcision invented once from where it spread around the world, or has it appeared several times independently?

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Why did Hinduism survive the rule of the Indian Sultanates so much better than Buddhism?

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Why did the people of Hispania, Dacia, and Gaul end up speaking languages derived from Latin but not the people of Belgica, Dalmatia, or Pannonia? Was it just because of later migrations?

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What were relations between the Normans of Normandy and the Normans of Sicily and elsewhere like? Did they stay in contact with each other?

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Was Mongolia especially populous or well-suited for unification when Genghis Khan rose to power? Were there other khans before him who did the groundwork that made his conquests possible?

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Why didn't the Portuguese and Dutch empires in Asia leave behind large numbers of Christians speaking European languages like the Spanish did in the Americas or the Philippines?

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When the Spanish and Portuguese started buying African slaves, did they start off by using the trading routes of Al-Andalus or look for new ones?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was circumcision invented once from where it spread around the world, or has it appeared several times independently?	411
Why did Hinduism survive the rule of the Indian Sultanates so much better than Buddhism?	335
Why did the people of Hispania, Dacia, and Gaul end up speaking languages derived from Latin but not the people of Belgica, Dalmatia, or Pannonia? Was it just because of later migrations?	49
What were relations between the Normans of Normandy and the Normans of Sicily and elsewhere like? Did they stay in contact with each other?	20
Was Mongolia especially populous or well-suited for unification when Genghis Khan rose to power? Were there other khans before him who did the groundwork that made his conquests possible?	6
Why didn't the Portuguese and Dutch empires in Asia leave behind large numbers of Christians speaking European languages like the Spanish did in the Americas or the Philippines?	5
When the Spanish and Portuguese started buying African slaves, did they start off by using the trading routes of Al-Andalus or look for new ones?	2