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Why did England have such a massive population boom in the 12th century?

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What are the factors that caused some African nations to be more successful in state-building after independence than others?

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If being a hunter-gatherer is so great compared to being an (early) farmer, why did humans become farmers?

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Is there a particular reason west Africa was host to a succession of powerful Empires (such as Ghana/Mali/Songhay) in the middle ages and early modern period, but central and southern and Africa were not?

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How and why did Zen become popular amongst the Samurai, and how did they justify killing while believing in Zen Buddhism?

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I read recently that in the 19th century a Supreme Court judge ruled that black people couldn't be US citizens. Was this enforced? Did black people get stripped of citizenship? And when was it reversed?

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Has the population balance between European nations changed significantly over the last 500 years?

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What kind of people became Christians in 2nd and 3rd century Rome?

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I'm a middle-aged pub owner in London, and it's the 1850s. How does the British Empire benefit me?

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What happened to all the Communist party members, officials, Stasi, etc, in East Germany after unification?

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Why did England have such a massive population boom in the 12th century?	41
What are the factors that caused some African nations to be more successful in state-building after independence than others?	40
If being a hunter-gatherer is so great compared to being an (early) farmer, why did humans become farmers?	40
Is there a particular reason west Africa was host to a succession of powerful Empires (such as Ghana/Mali/Songhay) in the middle ages and early modern period, but central and southern and Africa were not?	40
How and why did Zen become popular amongst the Samurai, and how did they justify killing while believing in Zen Buddhism?	40
I read recently that in the 19th century a Supreme Court judge ruled that black people couldn't be US citizens. Was this enforced? Did black people get stripped of citizenship? And when was it reversed?	40
Has the population balance between European nations changed significantly over the last 500 years?	39
What kind of people became Christians in 2nd and 3rd century Rome?	39
I'm a middle-aged pub owner in London, and it's the 1850s. How does the British Empire benefit me?	39
What happened to all the Communist party members, officials, Stasi, etc, in East Germany after unification?	39