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When and why "mana", a Polynesian term for spiritual and charismatic power, became the general name for magic energy in gaming?

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Is there a republican tradition in Eastern Asian philosophical and political thought?

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What were the political differences, if there were significant, between the Late Byzantine Empire and the Empire of Trebizond?

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Why did the United Kingdom did not pursue a policy of neo-colonial preserve comparable to Françafrique?

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When and why majhong became an unrelated staple solitaire matching computer game?

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What was the understanding of eastern Northern American natives peoples of the political variety and rivalry amongst Europeans settlers and their overseas homelands? How much did it factor for their own politics?

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How and when a distinct Palestinian identity appeared in the Near East?

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What do Historians and Archeologist know about Amazonian civilizations and chiefdoms?

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Where does the myth medieval people drank alcohol because water would be unsafe comes from?

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What were the relationship of Rus' principalities after the 10th century with Latin Europe?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When and why "mana", a Polynesian term for spiritual and charismatic power, became the general name for magic energy in gaming?	176
Is there a republican tradition in Eastern Asian philosophical and political thought?	74
What were the political differences, if there were significant, between the Late Byzantine Empire and the Empire of Trebizond?	45
Why did the United Kingdom did not pursue a policy of neo-colonial preserve comparable to Françafrique?	38
When and why majhong became an unrelated staple solitaire matching computer game?	29
What was the understanding of eastern Northern American natives peoples of the political variety and rivalry amongst Europeans settlers and their overseas homelands? How much did it factor for their own politics?	29
How and when a distinct Palestinian identity appeared in the Near East?	27
What do Historians and Archeologist know about Amazonian civilizations and chiefdoms?	26
Where does the myth medieval people drank alcohol because water would be unsafe comes from?	18
What were the relationship of Rus' principalities after the 10th century with Latin Europe?	15