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By the 850s, there was a large population of African slaves in Iraq called the Zanj. How did they get there.

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How did Egypt and Kerma develop cultures that placed high significances on cattle very early on given how far they were from the Proto-Indo-Europeans who first domesticated Cattle.

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Did the Japanese Wokou pirates ever control territory

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Was there a Persianate world before Islam?.

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Are there why the Christians Marco polo met in China had practically vanished and been assimilated by the 17th century, while other Abrahamic religion groups like the Kaifeng Jews or Muslims remained

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Was there trade between Western Africa and Eastern Africa, through the Sahel and how significant was the trade. And if not this what about Western/Eastern Africa with Central Africa such as the states in the African great lakes.

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Pre-1500 Open Sea voyage between East Africa and Indonesia-Malaya or the closet approximations to it.

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Did the Western Europeans like the Franks fro example sell Europeans, especially Slavs as slaves to the Muslims of the East, Africa or Iberia

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How important was Tabaristan in the conversion of the Volga Bulgars to Islam

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Why were the African and Asian holdings of the European empires, such as India, Indonesia or Nigeria called colonies even though there was no attempt to replace the native population with Europeans

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By the 850s, there was a large population of African slaves in Iraq called the Zanj. How did they get there.	10
How did Egypt and Kerma develop cultures that placed high significances on cattle very early on given how far they were from the Proto-Indo-Europeans who first domesticated Cattle.	9
Did the Japanese Wokou pirates ever control territory	8
Was there a Persianate world before Islam?.	8
Are there why the Christians Marco polo met in China had practically vanished and been assimilated by the 17th century, while other Abrahamic religion groups like the Kaifeng Jews or Muslims remained	7
Was there trade between Western Africa and Eastern Africa, through the Sahel and how significant was the trade. And if not this what about Western/Eastern Africa with Central Africa such as the states in the African great lakes.	7
Pre-1500 Open Sea voyage between East Africa and Indonesia-Malaya or the closet approximations to it.	6
Did the Western Europeans like the Franks fro example sell Europeans, especially Slavs as slaves to the Muslims of the East, Africa or Iberia	6
How important was Tabaristan in the conversion of the Volga Bulgars to Islam	6
Why were the African and Asian holdings of the European empires, such as India, Indonesia or Nigeria called colonies even though there was no attempt to replace the native population with Europeans	6