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What was different about Medici banking practices that led to their fantastic wealth? Or were they just at the receiving end of many fortuitous investments?

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Why is Portugal not a part of Spain? It seems like Spain should have naturally absorbed all of the regions on the Iberian peninsula, so how did Portugal resist their influence?

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How was Spain able to rise to become the most dominant power in continental Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries? Why could they not sustain it?

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What is the argument against geographical determinism and its dominant role in the course of human development?

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Are there any theories/evidence regarding the possibility of the mysterious Sea Peoples (of Bronze Age collapse notoriety) being Mycenaean Greeks?

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When did the practice of hiking begin in Europe?

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Where did boatbuilding first emerge on a large scale? Who were the first peoples that depended on sea trade for their livelihood?

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What where the richest roman provinces/regions at the time of Hadrian? And what made those particular provinces so wealthy?

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Why were the Germans superior at mining in the early Renaissance?

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What was different about Medici banking practices that led to their fantastic wealth? Or were they just at the receiving end of many fortuitous investments?	287	AskHistorians
Why is Portugal not a part of Spain? It seems like Spain should have naturally absorbed all of the regions on the Iberian peninsula, so how did Portugal resist their influence?	145	AskHistorians
How was Spain able to rise to become the most dominant power in continental Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries? Why could they not sustain it?	49	AskHistorians
What is the argument against geographical determinism and its dominant role in the course of human development?	12	AskHistorians
Are there any theories/evidence regarding the possibility of the mysterious Sea Peoples (of Bronze Age collapse notoriety) being Mycenaean Greeks?	7	AskHistorians
When did the practice of hiking begin in Europe?	5	AskHistorians
Where did boatbuilding first emerge on a large scale? Who were the first peoples that depended on sea trade for their livelihood?	4	AskHistorians
What where the richest roman provinces/regions at the time of Hadrian? And what made those particular provinces so wealthy?	4	AskHistorians
Why were the Germans superior at mining in the early Renaissance?	1	AskHistorians