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Why is modern day Ethiopia so poor?

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Are there known instances of people of Asian or African descent being sent to concentration camps due to their race in Nazi Germany?

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Was Zoroastrianism declining in Persia even before the Arab Conquest?

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When/how did a Greek identity emerge from the Byzantine/Ottoman Empires? Was there any notion of recreating a "Roman" state when Greece became independent?

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What led to Haiti's current position as poorest nation in the Americas?

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How did Mansa Musa obtain such a huge amount of wealth?

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What was the role of eunuchs in the Byzantine Empire?

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Why didn't Canada revolt against England in the Revolutionary War?

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Did people call close-quarters weapons such as swords and spears "melee weapons" before DnD and other tabletop RPGs?

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When were the oil reserves in the Arabian peninsula first discovered? Who were the major figures in exploiting them, and how was the infrastructure for the oil economy of the gulf oil states built up?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is modern day Ethiopia so poor?	344
Are there known instances of people of Asian or African descent being sent to concentration camps due to their race in Nazi Germany?	193
Was Zoroastrianism declining in Persia even before the Arab Conquest?	151
When/how did a Greek identity emerge from the Byzantine/Ottoman Empires? Was there any notion of recreating a "Roman" state when Greece became independent?	126
What led to Haiti's current position as poorest nation in the Americas?	116
How did Mansa Musa obtain such a huge amount of wealth?	97
What was the role of eunuchs in the Byzantine Empire?	86
Why didn't Canada revolt against England in the Revolutionary War?	84
Did people call close-quarters weapons such as swords and spears "melee weapons" before DnD and other tabletop RPGs?	64
When were the oil reserves in the Arabian peninsula first discovered? Who were the major figures in exploiting them, and how was the infrastructure for the oil economy of the gulf oil states built up?	33