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Why didn’t Ancient Egyptians used a simpler writing system since they had to carve it into stone?

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There are stereotypes about “trashy” people from New Jersey (USA) or Essex (UK). Have people historically been seen as trashy or is this a modern phenomenon?

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Europeans brought deadly disease to Native Americans. Did Native Americans also spread new diseases to Europeans?

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Why did Russia want China to be communist? (1900s)

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Why didn’t Ancient Egyptians used a simpler writing system since they had to carve it into stone?	1229
There are stereotypes about “trashy” people from New Jersey (USA) or Essex (UK). Have people historically been seen as trashy or is this a modern phenomenon?	194
Europeans brought deadly disease to Native Americans. Did Native Americans also spread new diseases to Europeans?	1
Why did Russia want China to be communist? (1900s)	0