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Why were marriages so important to alliances in medieval Europe? Why would you be less likely to break one just because a relative of yours is married to a relative of your ally?

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How come the population dense areas of western Eurasia, west sub-Saharan Africa, and the Indian subcontinent all split into dozens of ethnic groups, but eastern China became 95% just one ethnic group?

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How did the Reformation affect the Orthodox world? Was there any push for an Orthodox Reformation?

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Has anyone other than ISIS claimed to establish the caliphate since the end of the Ottoman Empire?

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What caused the social revolution of the 1960s, with the resultant movement towards more liberal attitudes regarding race, women and sexuality? If it was WW2, why didn't similar things happen after previous major wars?

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There is a widely recognised cultural difference between Northern and Southern Europe. Can this cultural difference be documented, and what were the historical causes of it?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why were marriages so important to alliances in medieval Europe? Why would you be less likely to break one just because a relative of yours is married to a relative of your ally?	533
How come the population dense areas of western Eurasia, west sub-Saharan Africa, and the Indian subcontinent all split into dozens of ethnic groups, but eastern China became 95% just one ethnic group?	220
How did the Reformation affect the Orthodox world? Was there any push for an Orthodox Reformation?	105
Has anyone other than ISIS claimed to establish the caliphate since the end of the Ottoman Empire?	88
What caused the social revolution of the 1960s, with the resultant movement towards more liberal attitudes regarding race, women and sexuality? If it was WW2, why didn't similar things happen after previous major wars?	5
There is a widely recognised cultural difference between Northern and Southern Europe. Can this cultural difference be documented, and what were the historical causes of it?	2