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Why is Alexander the Great considered the first to conquer the known world considering the fact that the Persians held, more or less, the same territory some 200 years earlier? Is this just a "Greek/Western bias," or is there a different explanation?

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I want to attend one of the earliest European universities - how do I apply? What are the classes and overall education like? Do I have to bring my own packed lunch? Pay for my books?

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Did the Mongols wear pants?

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Throughout history mankind has always found ways to intoxicate themselves. One of the ways this intoxication has occurred is through psychedelics. Though they have been used a lot in indigenous American cultures, I haven't heard about them being used in the Old World. How can that be?

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We take driving on one side of the road for granted, but has it always been like that? Did medieval peasants have a preference when transporting carriages? The Romans?

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What was the reaction of the Orthodox Church to the Protestant reformation?

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How different was life for people - both high and low - in the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms of Egypt?

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The idea of an “observatory crest” is quite a standard in American culture - be it in movies, books or Captain Beefheart. Why did this symbol of young love and lust appear in American culture?

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Why do we believe that life only can exist with RNA, DNA and cells?

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Why is Alexander the Great considered the first to conquer the known world considering the fact that the Persians held, more or less, the same territory some 200 years earlier? Is this just a "Greek/Western bias," or is there a different explanation?	285	AskHistorians
I want to attend one of the earliest European universities - how do I apply? What are the classes and overall education like? Do I have to bring my own packed lunch? Pay for my books?	48	AskHistorians
Did the Mongols wear pants?	37	AskHistorians
Throughout history mankind has always found ways to intoxicate themselves. One of the ways this intoxication has occurred is through psychedelics. Though they have been used a lot in indigenous American cultures, I haven't heard about them being used in the Old World. How can that be?	33	AskHistorians
We take driving on one side of the road for granted, but has it always been like that? Did medieval peasants have a preference when transporting carriages? The Romans?	29	AskHistorians
What was the reaction of the Orthodox Church to the Protestant reformation?	20	AskHistorians
How different was life for people - both high and low - in the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms of Egypt?	7	AskHistorians
The idea of an “observatory crest” is quite a standard in American culture - be it in movies, books or Captain Beefheart. Why did this symbol of young love and lust appear in American culture?	1	AskHistorians
Why do we believe that life only can exist with RNA, DNA and cells?	1	askscience