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Were there any cultures where intimate relationships between adults of the same sex were tolerated, rather than just pederasty?

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When and how did Arabic replace Coptic as the primary language of Egypt? Why was Arabic able to displace Coptic when Greek didn't, despite nearly 1,000 years of Greek and Roman domination in Egypt?

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Were there any cultures in history that did not greatly value gold and/or silver?

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Why did none of the Native American peoples enter the Iron Age?

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Where did the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian Steppes, such as the Mongols and Scythians, get their metal tools and weapons from? Did they forge their own, or did they trade with sedentary peoples?

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What differences would there have been between the life of the average peasant living in Western Europe in 150 AD, and the life of one living in the same region in 600 AD? How much would the peasant from 150 AD have been able to recognise, and how much would be alien to him/her?

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Were there any pre-modern democracies outside of the Greco-Roman world?

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Films and TV shows set in Early Modern Europe show royals and nobles hosting and attending extravagant balls. Were balls or a similar activity also a feature of courtly life in the Middle East, India or East Asia at the time?

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How frequently did the Maya sacrifice humans? On what types of occasions?

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How was ethnic identity constructed during the Roman Empire?

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Were there any cultures where intimate relationships between adults of the same sex were tolerated, rather than just pederasty?	391
When and how did Arabic replace Coptic as the primary language of Egypt? Why was Arabic able to displace Coptic when Greek didn't, despite nearly 1,000 years of Greek and Roman domination in Egypt?	184
Were there any cultures in history that did not greatly value gold and/or silver?	54
Why did none of the Native American peoples enter the Iron Age?	51
Where did the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian Steppes, such as the Mongols and Scythians, get their metal tools and weapons from? Did they forge their own, or did they trade with sedentary peoples?	50
What differences would there have been between the life of the average peasant living in Western Europe in 150 AD, and the life of one living in the same region in 600 AD? How much would the peasant from 150 AD have been able to recognise, and how much would be alien to him/her?	42
Were there any pre-modern democracies outside of the Greco-Roman world?	22
Films and TV shows set in Early Modern Europe show royals and nobles hosting and attending extravagant balls. Were balls or a similar activity also a feature of courtly life in the Middle East, India or East Asia at the time?	19
How frequently did the Maya sacrifice humans? On what types of occasions?	16
How was ethnic identity constructed during the Roman Empire?	14