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The Qin was the fourth dynasty of China but it's first empire. How did the Xia, Shang, and Zhou rule China if it wasn't unified under them as an empire?

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Why did the mouth of the Persian Gulf in Sumeria recede so much in the 18th Century BCE?

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Were the Belgae a large confederation of Gauls or were they a completely seperate entity from the Gauls?

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Two entire generations of men all across the planet in WW1 and WW2 were traumatised on such a large scale. Did these events wholly change the ideas of masculinity on a global scale?

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The Parthians and Khwarezmians were nomads of Central Asia. They weren't Persian, but were they Iranian?

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How did the Hōjō clan unofficially take over the Kamakura Shogunate from the Minamoto clan?

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Why did it take the Kushan Empire of Pakistan/Afghanistan to spread Buddhism to East Asia and beyond?

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Were there any Indian empires that officially followed some form of Buddhism?

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How do I properly seperate these historically distinct sects of Christianity?

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What are some good books/other materials about the Kingdom of Champa or otherwise about the Cham people of southern Vietnam?

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The Qin was the fourth dynasty of China but it's first empire. How did the Xia, Shang, and Zhou rule China if it wasn't unified under them as an empire?	18
Why did the mouth of the Persian Gulf in Sumeria recede so much in the 18th Century BCE?	13
Were the Belgae a large confederation of Gauls or were they a completely seperate entity from the Gauls?	11
Two entire generations of men all across the planet in WW1 and WW2 were traumatised on such a large scale. Did these events wholly change the ideas of masculinity on a global scale?	10
The Parthians and Khwarezmians were nomads of Central Asia. They weren't Persian, but were they Iranian?	10
How did the Hōjō clan unofficially take over the Kamakura Shogunate from the Minamoto clan?	9
Why did it take the Kushan Empire of Pakistan/Afghanistan to spread Buddhism to East Asia and beyond?	9
Were there any Indian empires that officially followed some form of Buddhism?	8
How do I properly seperate these historically distinct sects of Christianity?	6
What are some good books/other materials about the Kingdom of Champa or otherwise about the Cham people of southern Vietnam?	6