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How do historians decide where a state, nation, or nation-state begins to exist and ceases to exist? What is the basis for historical "identity"?

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How did some "young rulers", such as Alexander the Great and Octavian, accomplish so much at such a young age?

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In antiquity and the medieval period, what truly separated slaves, serfs, freemen, "forced servants" etc?

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How did armies of antiquity and the medieval period communicate complex orders in such large battles compared to later periods of history?

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Rome was beset by invaders, climate change, and political disunity. The USSR broke apart after a long period of regional hegemony. China has broken apart (and reformed) numerous times. Are there certain "inevitabilities" that predict the fall of great empires / nations?

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Is there a psychology to snobbery?

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If human pregnancy were not limited by physiology and we could give birth later, what would be the likely result?

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The "United States" used to literally be independent states, with their own identities, grievances against the others, etc. Why did the US evolve to become so centralized instead of more like the European Union?

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How do historians decide where a state, nation, or nation-state begins to exist and ceases to exist? What is the basis for historical "identity"?	449	AskHistorians
How did some "young rulers", such as Alexander the Great and Octavian, accomplish so much at such a young age?	75	AskHistorians
In antiquity and the medieval period, what truly separated slaves, serfs, freemen, "forced servants" etc?	13	AskHistorians
How did armies of antiquity and the medieval period communicate complex orders in such large battles compared to later periods of history?	7	AskHistorians
Rome was beset by invaders, climate change, and political disunity. The USSR broke apart after a long period of regional hegemony. China has broken apart (and reformed) numerous times. Are there certain "inevitabilities" that predict the fall of great empires / nations?	1	AskHistorians
Is there a psychology to snobbery?	1	askscience
If human pregnancy were not limited by physiology and we could give birth later, what would be the likely result?	1	askscience
The "United States" used to literally be independent states, with their own identities, grievances against the others, etc. Why did the US evolve to become so centralized instead of more like the European Union?	0	AskHistorians