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What precipitated the split of Sunni and Shia Islam?

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Were medieval Italians (or citizens of the Italian city states) proud of their Roman heritage?

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Is the food that we associate with a country the food of the poor or the rich in the past?

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Do any Islamic festivals have elements taken from previous religions or cultures that it has replaced?

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I recently read in an article that France was the dominant power in Europe in the 1960s and 1970s- how true is this?

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Were there any parallels in the formative years of the US of the current groups of people against further federalization of the EU?

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What do we know about Roman taxes and how they changed through times? How were they collected, how much and how it was centralized and used?

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How did the USA end up so (relatively) culturally homogeneous?

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How are the Tsars and Tsarist governments perceived in modern Russia?

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Did pre-axial religions, such as the Greek pantheon, Zoroastrianism etc have universal laws in equivalence to the 10 Commandments in Christianity? What were the moral arbiters in a system that worshiped many different Gods rather than one God who held all moral authority?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What precipitated the split of Sunni and Shia Islam?	823
Were medieval Italians (or citizens of the Italian city states) proud of their Roman heritage?	93
Is the food that we associate with a country the food of the poor or the rich in the past?	70
Do any Islamic festivals have elements taken from previous religions or cultures that it has replaced?	51
I recently read in an article that France was the dominant power in Europe in the 1960s and 1970s- how true is this?	42
Were there any parallels in the formative years of the US of the current groups of people against further federalization of the EU?	16
What do we know about Roman taxes and how they changed through times? How were they collected, how much and how it was centralized and used?	10
How did the USA end up so (relatively) culturally homogeneous?	10
How are the Tsars and Tsarist governments perceived in modern Russia?	9
Did pre-axial religions, such as the Greek pantheon, Zoroastrianism etc have universal laws in equivalence to the 10 Commandments in Christianity? What were the moral arbiters in a system that worshiped many different Gods rather than one God who held all moral authority?	8