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[medieval] [China] Why was religous conflict a much lower factor in medieval China than it was in Europe and the middle east at the same time? Or, One could just as easily reverse the question to why was there so much religious conflict in Europe and the middle east?

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Was the idea of the "Mandate of Heaven" in Imperial China are common and strongly held belief? And/or was it mainly used retroactively?

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Why are Scandinavian countries significantly more socially and economically liberal then the rest of europe? (Or more succinctly, where did the 'Scandinavian model' come from?)

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What would an average British citizen have thought of the slave trade during the years it was going on?

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In late Republican Rome aristocratic generals often raised legions out of their own pocket, without the Senate's approval. How did individuals control how much money relative to the state? What was the scale of that wealth relative to the economy of Rome?

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What is happening when a person adapts to a different climate, and is there any qway to accelerate the process?

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Why don't they spin the International Space Station to create 'artificial gravity'?

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Were Masters (in say ancient Rome or pre-civil war US) ever punished for the crimes of their slaves?

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Why didn't any of the Pre-Roman empires (like Ancient Egypt, Babylon, etc.) become continent spanning empires in the same manner as Rome did?

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If a human had to live on only one food (eating as much as necessary, but all the same thing), what would the best to live off? (Assume otherwise healthy adult).

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[medieval] [China] Why was religous conflict a much lower factor in medieval China than it was in Europe and the middle east at the same time? Or, One could just as easily reverse the question to why was there so much religious conflict in Europe and the middle east?	9	AskHistorians
Was the idea of the "Mandate of Heaven" in Imperial China are common and strongly held belief? And/or was it mainly used retroactively?	8	AskHistorians
Why are Scandinavian countries significantly more socially and economically liberal then the rest of europe? (Or more succinctly, where did the 'Scandinavian model' come from?)	8	AskHistorians
What would an average British citizen have thought of the slave trade during the years it was going on?	7	AskHistorians
In late Republican Rome aristocratic generals often raised legions out of their own pocket, without the Senate's approval. How did individuals control how much money relative to the state? What was the scale of that wealth relative to the economy of Rome?	6	AskHistorians
What is happening when a person adapts to a different climate, and is there any qway to accelerate the process?	5	askscience
Why don't they spin the International Space Station to create 'artificial gravity'?	5	askscience
Were Masters (in say ancient Rome or pre-civil war US) ever punished for the crimes of their slaves?	4	AskHistorians
Why didn't any of the Pre-Roman empires (like Ancient Egypt, Babylon, etc.) become continent spanning empires in the same manner as Rome did?	4	AskHistorians
If a human had to live on only one food (eating as much as necessary, but all the same thing), what would the best to live off? (Assume otherwise healthy adult).	4	askscience