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According to Wikipedia, Maximillian I of Mexico attempted to learn Nahuatl and revive the language in official contexts. How successful was he, and how did native Mexicans react?

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What did 18/19th century western Europeans who idealized ancient Greece feel about the relative economic poverty of the contemporary Greek people?

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What was the Nazi Party’s stance towards regional dialects within the German language? Or other minority languages within Germany?

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Why have Buddhism and Hinduism fascinated western scholars so much, in comparison to other world religions?

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According to Wikipedia, Maximillian I of Mexico attempted to learn Nahuatl and revive the language in official contexts. How successful was he, and how did native Mexicans react?	853
What did 18/19th century western Europeans who idealized ancient Greece feel about the relative economic poverty of the contemporary Greek people?	43
What was the Nazi Party’s stance towards regional dialects within the German language? Or other minority languages within Germany?	41
Why have Buddhism and Hinduism fascinated western scholars so much, in comparison to other world religions?	9