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Christianization after converting Europe to Christianity - What did it entail?

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Was there an "Empire" that dominated Europe before Rome?

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Was there ever such a thing as an professional group of secret agents for rulers?

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In Asterix & Obelix there was a particular scene about huge amounts of cheese being molten and eaten, can you give me some historical context for this?

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What is going on when a smaller country like the Netherlands LEADS a personal Union like it did when they put Willem on the throne in England?

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If pre-modern medicine was so bad, why did no one ever do a statistical anlysis of treatment vs no treatment?

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Is it true that we basically don't know anything for sure about the first Iconoclast controversy, because all the sources are heavily biased from the later second Iconoclast controversy?

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Why is China such a homogenous country?

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Why wasn't the Zentrum Party not able to win German elections after 1945? Why did it degenerate into a micro-party?

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I heard that the descendants of the Ottoman dynasty are now white, blonde christians. Is that true?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Christianization after converting Europe to Christianity - What did it entail?	7
Was there an "Empire" that dominated Europe before Rome?	7
Was there ever such a thing as an professional group of secret agents for rulers?	7
In Asterix & Obelix there was a particular scene about huge amounts of cheese being molten and eaten, can you give me some historical context for this?	7
What is going on when a smaller country like the Netherlands LEADS a personal Union like it did when they put Willem on the throne in England?	6
If pre-modern medicine was so bad, why did no one ever do a statistical anlysis of treatment vs no treatment?	6
Is it true that we basically don't know anything for sure about the first Iconoclast controversy, because all the sources are heavily biased from the later second Iconoclast controversy?	5
Why is China such a homogenous country?	5
Why wasn't the Zentrum Party not able to win German elections after 1945? Why did it degenerate into a micro-party?	3
I heard that the descendants of the Ottoman dynasty are now white, blonde christians. Is that true?	3