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There's been a lot of talk here about how medieval Europe was more racially diverse than we think. Would it be out of the question to see a white person in 1000s-1300s Sub-Saharan Africa?

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Where does the ‘ancient advanced civilization’ trope in fiction come from?

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Why do we refer to the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki as ‘atomic bombs’, but refer to their successors as nuclear weapons / nukes?

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Alexander the Great built an empire stretching from Macedonia to India within 10 years. Can this really be attributed to his military genius, or were there underlying systemic factors that allowed for such a large empire to be built so quickly?

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Poland was divided between Prussia, Austria and Russia for most of the late 18th to the early 20th century. Could a Pole from Warsaw travel across the border to visit family in Krakow? Or were they restricted from each other?

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Why did Ireland develop such a strong monastic tradition during the Middle Ages? Did it exist in Ireland prior to Christianity?

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In the early 20th century, white Americans feared that East Asian men would try to “conquer” white women. Today, Asian men are often stereotyped as being sexually inferior and irrelevant. What caused this change?

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Why are ball-and-bat sports like Baseball and Cricket so popular in the Caribbean?

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Would a medieval peasant be better off living on the land owned by a lord, or land owned by a monastery?

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Anti-immigration sentiment in 19th-20th century America targeted the Irish and Italians for being Catholic. Were Catholic German immigrants discriminated in the same way?

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There's been a lot of talk here about how medieval Europe was more racially diverse than we think. Would it be out of the question to see a white person in 1000s-1300s Sub-Saharan Africa?	811	AskHistorians
Where does the ‘ancient advanced civilization’ trope in fiction come from?	355	AskHistorians
Why do we refer to the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki as ‘atomic bombs’, but refer to their successors as nuclear weapons / nukes?	241	AskHistorians
Alexander the Great built an empire stretching from Macedonia to India within 10 years. Can this really be attributed to his military genius, or were there underlying systemic factors that allowed for such a large empire to be built so quickly?	66	AskHistorians
Poland was divided between Prussia, Austria and Russia for most of the late 18th to the early 20th century. Could a Pole from Warsaw travel across the border to visit family in Krakow? Or were they restricted from each other?	65	AskHistorians
Why did Ireland develop such a strong monastic tradition during the Middle Ages? Did it exist in Ireland prior to Christianity?	59	AskHistorians
In the early 20th century, white Americans feared that East Asian men would try to “conquer” white women. Today, Asian men are often stereotyped as being sexually inferior and irrelevant. What caused this change?	13	AskHistorians
Why are ball-and-bat sports like Baseball and Cricket so popular in the Caribbean?	5	AskHistorians
Would a medieval peasant be better off living on the land owned by a lord, or land owned by a monastery?	4	AskHistorians
Anti-immigration sentiment in 19th-20th century America targeted the Irish and Italians for being Catholic. Were Catholic German immigrants discriminated in the same way?	4	AskHistorians