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Given Imperial Chinese experience with the tactics of nomadic warfare (ambush, Parthian shot, etc), how did these nomads continue to outsmart Chinese armies?	3
Numerous near eastern religions hold negative views on suicide, and in some cases claim that it prevents entry into heaven. Do we have any statistics on suicide in the ancient near east? Would it have been common enough to incentivize rulers to prevent it?	3
How was the Achaemenid Persian Empire able to conquer so much territory in the 6th century? Were the surrounding powers weak?	3
After major wars, do weapon manufacturers sell production factories once the need for wartime mass production ends?	3
When and why did the term Asian come to refer to peoples in East Asia instead of the entire continent of Asia?	3
When and why did hair length become, to some extent, gender specific in the US? (Long hair is considered feminine, short hair masculine.)	3
Did Britain have any interest in continuing its presence in Egypt/Suez Canal after India achieved independance?	3
Why is it that Egypt is usually only represented by a single location and or time? 9/10 times Egypt is visually represented, we see pyramids. Most people I talk to have zero knowledge of Egyptian history beyond pharaohs and pyramids. Its as if nothing happened in the last 3000 years.	3
Chinggis Khan's invasion of Central Asia is often depicted as particularly brutal compared to his eastern conquests. Is this a reflection of scholarly bias on the part of Juvaini or were the Kwarezmian's particularly targeted?	3
Northern Iran, along the Caspian coast was historically difficult to bring under Abbasid imperial control. What factors caused these people to remain independent?	3

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