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Why did enslaved Africans adopt Christianity?

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Why was the Malayan Union unpopular enough to be dissolved after only 2 years of existence?

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Hittite legal code 189 prohibits various incestuous relationships (Mother-Son, Father-Daughter, Father-Son) but makes no mention of Mother-Daughter incest. Was this something they actually permitted, or was it that female-female sexual relationships was overlooked by Hittite society?

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After banning slavery, Europeans imported Indians as indentured servants to replace the loss of cheap labor. Why didn't a similar situation happen in America after the American Civil War?

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Why did people used to think hares are hermaphrodites?

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Why didn't the Spanish continue to maintain the indigenous roads of the Andes? Surely it would have been useful administering their conquests and for the horses Spanish society relied on.

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Why didn't pre-modern Ethiopia expand further into Central or South Africa?

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Is there any evidence Mussolini's fascism had it's origins in the writings of civil rights activist Marcus Garvey?

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Was Spanish colonization of the Philippines considered a violation of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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Why was it so difficult for so many countries to industrialize?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did enslaved Africans adopt Christianity?	6
Why was the Malayan Union unpopular enough to be dissolved after only 2 years of existence?	6
Hittite legal code 189 prohibits various incestuous relationships (Mother-Son, Father-Daughter, Father-Son) but makes no mention of Mother-Daughter incest. Was this something they actually permitted, or was it that female-female sexual relationships was overlooked by Hittite society?	5
After banning slavery, Europeans imported Indians as indentured servants to replace the loss of cheap labor. Why didn't a similar situation happen in America after the American Civil War?	5
Why did people used to think hares are hermaphrodites?	5
Why didn't the Spanish continue to maintain the indigenous roads of the Andes? Surely it would have been useful administering their conquests and for the horses Spanish society relied on.	5
Why didn't pre-modern Ethiopia expand further into Central or South Africa?	5
Is there any evidence Mussolini's fascism had it's origins in the writings of civil rights activist Marcus Garvey?	5
Was Spanish colonization of the Philippines considered a violation of the Treaty of Tordesillas?	5
Why was it so difficult for so many countries to industrialize?	5