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Could someone give me an ELI5 overview of how Egyptian society changed between the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom?

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How big a movement was Gnosticism, and how did it start?

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Hitler claimed publically to be a Christian yet he was non-practicing and all private sources show he thought it be weak superstitious rubbish, but he saw claiming Christianity as politically strategic. Was the same true of other Fascist leaders, like Mussolini, Dolfuss, Pavelic, Quisling, etc?

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Going to India in the 18th and early 19th century was incredibly dangerous for British people, due to disease. So why did they go at all?

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Who was Herod Agrippa prior to becoming King, and why did the Romans install him?

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How did Korea manage to stay independent from China?

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Who first talked about "the three branches of government" (ie Judicial, Legislative and Executive). Was it originally an exclusively American thing?

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At what point did Brits first start referring to the "British Empire?"

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Linguistic drift makes languages more different over time. 3000 years ago, were languages within language families noticeably more similar?

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How were the majority of African-American slaves converted to Christianity? And what was the appeal of adopting the same religion as their masters?

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Could someone give me an ELI5 overview of how Egyptian society changed between the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom?	1
How big a movement was Gnosticism, and how did it start?	1
Hitler claimed publically to be a Christian yet he was non-practicing and all private sources show he thought it be weak superstitious rubbish, but he saw claiming Christianity as politically strategic. Was the same true of other Fascist leaders, like Mussolini, Dolfuss, Pavelic, Quisling, etc?	1
Going to India in the 18th and early 19th century was incredibly dangerous for British people, due to disease. So why did they go at all?	1
Who was Herod Agrippa prior to becoming King, and why did the Romans install him?	1
How did Korea manage to stay independent from China?	1
Who first talked about "the three branches of government" (ie Judicial, Legislative and Executive). Was it originally an exclusively American thing?	1
At what point did Brits first start referring to the "British Empire?"	1
Linguistic drift makes languages more different over time. 3000 years ago, were languages within language families noticeably more similar?	1
How were the majority of African-American slaves converted to Christianity? And what was the appeal of adopting the same religion as their masters?	1