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The indoeuropean heritage is undeniable in Europe, India, Iran, and many other countries, but when I look at the dates, the Indoeuropeans arrived in these places surprisingly "late", how come their culture became so influential so fast?

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Did people in the Middle Ages knew that Jesus spoke aramaic?

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Why do polytheistic religions never try to convert other people but monotheistic religions almost always do?

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Did ancient China have slave revolts?

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Is it a coincidence that Sun Tzu and Machiavelli titled their books about strategy "The art of war" of was Machiavelli somehow aware of Sun Tzu's book?

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How is it that salamanders, an amphibious animal, ended up being associated with fire?

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Why did ancient egyptians draw bees with four legs?

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When did cakes become associated with birthdays?

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Do historians who study dead languages like Sumerian or Akkadian ever get to the point of being fluent and be able to have conversations in those languages with other historians?

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Many Chinese legends mention magical pills, like the White Snake or Journey to the West, but I've never seen magic pills in stories from Europe, India or anywhere else. Why? Did other cultures not have pills? Did they not use them in their stories for some reason?

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The indoeuropean heritage is undeniable in Europe, India, Iran, and many other countries, but when I look at the dates, the Indoeuropeans arrived in these places surprisingly "late", how come their culture became so influential so fast?	61
Did people in the Middle Ages knew that Jesus spoke aramaic?	61
Why do polytheistic religions never try to convert other people but monotheistic religions almost always do?	61
Did ancient China have slave revolts?	61
Is it a coincidence that Sun Tzu and Machiavelli titled their books about strategy "The art of war" of was Machiavelli somehow aware of Sun Tzu's book?	60
How is it that salamanders, an amphibious animal, ended up being associated with fire?	54
Why did ancient egyptians draw bees with four legs?	53
When did cakes become associated with birthdays?	53
Do historians who study dead languages like Sumerian or Akkadian ever get to the point of being fluent and be able to have conversations in those languages with other historians?	53
Many Chinese legends mention magical pills, like the White Snake or Journey to the West, but I've never seen magic pills in stories from Europe, India or anywhere else. Why? Did other cultures not have pills? Did they not use them in their stories for some reason?	53