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How did the descendants of Montezuma II become Spanish nobility?

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What were Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia like prior to contact with Europeans?

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Why were the upper class of Chinese society scholars rather than warrior aristocrats?

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Why was Greece such a cultural power in the Mediterranean?

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When did the religious taboo against banking and loans go away in Christian Europe?

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Why is the majority of Indonesia Muslim, but the population of Bali overwhelmingly Hindu?

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Where were European knights getting their horses from?

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How reliable is oral history? Are some cultures oral histories more reliable than others?

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Was inbreeding an issue in non-European nobility?

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Why is the Washington Monument an Egyptian style Obelisk rather than a statue, or something distinctly American like a giant Bald Eagle? Was George Washington really into Egyptian ruins?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the descendants of Montezuma II become Spanish nobility?	13
What were Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia like prior to contact with Europeans?	13
Why were the upper class of Chinese society scholars rather than warrior aristocrats?	13
Why was Greece such a cultural power in the Mediterranean?	13
When did the religious taboo against banking and loans go away in Christian Europe?	13
Why is the majority of Indonesia Muslim, but the population of Bali overwhelmingly Hindu?	13
Where were European knights getting their horses from?	13
How reliable is oral history? Are some cultures oral histories more reliable than others?	13
Was inbreeding an issue in non-European nobility?	12
Why is the Washington Monument an Egyptian style Obelisk rather than a statue, or something distinctly American like a giant Bald Eagle? Was George Washington really into Egyptian ruins?	12