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What is the scholarly consensus on the validity of Chinese historiography?

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How do historians define the word "Empire"? Why is any monarchic state that doesn't call itself by a word cognate with the Roman "Imperium" ever called Empire instead of Kingdom?

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How did the Chinese get tandoors and how come nobody knows about this?

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Why does it seem like wheat is universally prized compared to other grains and seen as food of the wealthy?

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What did Ancient Chinese clothing look like and how did it evolve through the ages from Zhou to Qing?

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Who invented the *mandu? The Chinese or Turks?

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How did the word "emperor" come to mean what it means now if the Roman Emperors rarely actually used that title?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the scholarly consensus on the validity of Chinese historiography?	57
How do historians define the word "Empire"? Why is any monarchic state that doesn't call itself by a word cognate with the Roman "Imperium" ever called Empire instead of Kingdom?	14
How did the Chinese get tandoors and how come nobody knows about this?	13
Why does it seem like wheat is universally prized compared to other grains and seen as food of the wealthy?	10
What did Ancient Chinese clothing look like and how did it evolve through the ages from Zhou to Qing?	9
Who invented the *mandu? The Chinese or Turks?	6
How did the word "emperor" come to mean what it means now if the Roman Emperors rarely actually used that title?	1