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[Meta] Why do almost all questions have one or two downvotes? Do people downvote other people's questions so their question rises to the top?

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How exactly did the first chiefs get their fellow villagers to carry them aloft on litters, allow them to take multiple wives, and other things that benefit solely the chief?

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The Muslim scientist and polymath Biruni said, "Hindus believe that there is no country but theirs, no nation like theirs, no kings like theirs, no religion like theirs, no science like theirs." Was this true? Did medieval Hindus resist foreign culture?

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Why were sails never used in Pre-Columbian North America?

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How exactly do Maya calendar systems work? Why is 1185-1204 K'atun 8 Ahau, but 1263-1283 (three k'atuns later) is K'atun 13 Ahau, and 1283-1303 is K'atun 11 Ahau?

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Were there big differences in Mesoamerican technology in 500 AD and 1500 AD?

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Has the Sultan of Sokoto ever apologized for his ancestors' involvement in enslaving so many people?

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In Europe the population in 1800 was much higher than in 1500. This also happened in China, Southeast Asia, and India. Was this also the case in Africa?

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Were any conquistadors reconquistadors?

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When did people of primarily European descent become the majority population of North America?

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[Meta] Why do almost all questions have one or two downvotes? Do people downvote other people's questions so their question rises to the top?	4
How exactly did the first chiefs get their fellow villagers to carry them aloft on litters, allow them to take multiple wives, and other things that benefit solely the chief?	4
The Muslim scientist and polymath Biruni said, "Hindus believe that there is no country but theirs, no nation like theirs, no kings like theirs, no religion like theirs, no science like theirs." Was this true? Did medieval Hindus resist foreign culture?	3
Why were sails never used in Pre-Columbian North America?	3
How exactly do Maya calendar systems work? Why is 1185-1204 K'atun 8 Ahau, but 1263-1283 (three k'atuns later) is K'atun 13 Ahau, and 1283-1303 is K'atun 11 Ahau?	3
Were there big differences in Mesoamerican technology in 500 AD and 1500 AD?	3
Has the Sultan of Sokoto ever apologized for his ancestors' involvement in enslaving so many people?	3
In Europe the population in 1800 was much higher than in 1500. This also happened in China, Southeast Asia, and India. Was this also the case in Africa?	2
Were any conquistadors reconquistadors?	2
When did people of primarily European descent become the majority population of North America?	1