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Why did Christianity and Islam so quickly and effectively spread and replace other religions?

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Is it true that there is no clarity on the historical background to why we divide hours and minutes into components of 60?

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What did a Quaestor do in the battlefield in the mid-late Roman Republic?

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At what point did the UK implement running water and electricity to most homes in the country, and did it have any unexpected consequences?

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Were there any established monotheistic religions in Northern Europe before the spread of Christianity?

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What was Tiberius Gracchus's involvement in the final siege of Carthage?

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In the 15th-16th centuries, did women take part in exploratory voyages to the east and west? What were their roles?

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Why did so few of the British monarchs have children?

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What's the oldest play that we have a full script for?

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In his book Dominion, Tom Holland claims that the judeo-christian concept of the world being a battleground between the forces of light and darkness came from a persian concept via Darius's invasions. Is it true that Judaism before this did not see the world as having a divine enemy?

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Why did Christianity and Islam so quickly and effectively spread and replace other religions?	3
Is it true that there is no clarity on the historical background to why we divide hours and minutes into components of 60?	2
What did a Quaestor do in the battlefield in the mid-late Roman Republic?	2
At what point did the UK implement running water and electricity to most homes in the country, and did it have any unexpected consequences?	2
Were there any established monotheistic religions in Northern Europe before the spread of Christianity?	2
What was Tiberius Gracchus's involvement in the final siege of Carthage?	1
In the 15th-16th centuries, did women take part in exploratory voyages to the east and west? What were their roles?	1
Why did so few of the British monarchs have children?	1
What's the oldest play that we have a full script for?	1
In his book Dominion, Tom Holland claims that the judeo-christian concept of the world being a battleground between the forces of light and darkness came from a persian concept via Darius's invasions. Is it true that Judaism before this did not see the world as having a divine enemy?	1