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What was Karl Marx's opinion on race (If any)

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Do we have any historical evidence for casual sexual relationships being a thing in Europe in the middle ages/ renaissance period?

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How much truth is there in the idea that hunter gatherer societies were gender equal and that patriarchy only arose with the coming of agriculture?

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What was the Roman view on morality like prior to the Christianization? where human traits like humility and kindness views as admirable? or where these ideals a product of a later time?

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When did the notion of a "police force" first come about and how exactly was law and order maintained in cities before then?

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Why did the US not invade and occupy the North during the Vietnam war?

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Why did it take until the 16th century for a logical formation like the pike phalanx to become dominant on European battlefields?

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Why didn't Jamaica see an eventual slave revolt like Haiti did?

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How old is the concept of the pub or bar?

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The last independent Mayan kingdom was defeated by the Spanish at the tail end of the 17th century, do we have evidence that they had tried to adopt certain

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What was Karl Marx's opinion on race (If any)	399
Do we have any historical evidence for casual sexual relationships being a thing in Europe in the middle ages/ renaissance period?	55
How much truth is there in the idea that hunter gatherer societies were gender equal and that patriarchy only arose with the coming of agriculture?	47
What was the Roman view on morality like prior to the Christianization? where human traits like humility and kindness views as admirable? or where these ideals a product of a later time?	39
When did the notion of a "police force" first come about and how exactly was law and order maintained in cities before then?	23
Why did the US not invade and occupy the North during the Vietnam war?	13
Why did it take until the 16th century for a logical formation like the pike phalanx to become dominant on European battlefields?	10
Why didn't Jamaica see an eventual slave revolt like Haiti did?	10
How old is the concept of the pub or bar?	10
The last independent Mayan kingdom was defeated by the Spanish at the tail end of the 17th century, do we have evidence that they had tried to adopt certain	9