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What kind of system of government did Genghis Khan have in place to manage all of his territory during his lifetime?

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How did the Natives of remote places like North America and Australia react to learning their was a "new world" across the oceans?

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Why were ancient Mediterranean civilizations able to become more technologically advanced than the tribes of northern Europe?

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Why are the people of a land as big as China relatively so culturally similar while Europe and the Middle East are so full of different people and cultures?

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How did the idea of rooting for the underdog enter western culture? (And where from?)

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Did the Portuguese know about South America before Columbus?

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How did the Middle Easterners and Chinese react to seeing each other at the Battle of Talas River? Had Middle Eastern Muslims or the Chinese ever made direct contact with each other on such a large scale before?

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Considering the high number of Ottoman casualties sustained during WW1, why do we not hear much about their role in the war? What was their role?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What kind of system of government did Genghis Khan have in place to manage all of his territory during his lifetime?	234
How did the Natives of remote places like North America and Australia react to learning their was a "new world" across the oceans?	77
Why were ancient Mediterranean civilizations able to become more technologically advanced than the tribes of northern Europe?	21
Why are the people of a land as big as China relatively so culturally similar while Europe and the Middle East are so full of different people and cultures?	14
How did the idea of rooting for the underdog enter western culture? (And where from?)	3
Did the Portuguese know about South America before Columbus?	3
How did the Middle Easterners and Chinese react to seeing each other at the Battle of Talas River? Had Middle Eastern Muslims or the Chinese ever made direct contact with each other on such a large scale before?	2
Considering the high number of Ottoman casualties sustained during WW1, why do we not hear much about their role in the war? What was their role?	1