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How and why was Hindi selected as the chief language of India?

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Was Toledo the only city built by ancient and early medieval Celtic peoples? If so, why?

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To what extent did medieval nobility in England identify themselves as Norman? Was this ever an autonym? If so, when did this self-identification end?

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What are the best texts about interactions between Gaels and Picts in early medieval Scotland?

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What kind of organized crime existed in Nazi Germany?

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How the hell did a community of Armenians find themselves in Hungary in the middle ages? By the 20th century, how culturally distinct was the Armenian Hungarian community and how did they manage to avoid religious & linguistic assimilation?

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In the 1970s, Cape Verdean independence leader Amilcar Cabral was on the payroll of the Czechoslovak intelligence service. Why?

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In Beowulf, the hero recounts a battle with a sea-monster that ended with him washing onto the shore of distant Finland. What contact existed between Finns and Anglo-Saxons in the early Middle Ages?

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As late as the 18th century, Greeks and Greek speakers formed huge communities in Turkey, Romania, Ukraine, the Middle East, and even Egypt. Why did these groups disappear so quickly? What traces remain of the once far-reaching Greek diaspora?

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Would most educated Northern Europeans in 1300 have been aware that Black people existed?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How and why was Hindi selected as the chief language of India?	47
Was Toledo the only city built by ancient and early medieval Celtic peoples? If so, why?	47
To what extent did medieval nobility in England identify themselves as Norman? Was this ever an autonym? If so, when did this self-identification end?	47
What are the best texts about interactions between Gaels and Picts in early medieval Scotland?	46
What kind of organized crime existed in Nazi Germany?	46
How the hell did a community of Armenians find themselves in Hungary in the middle ages? By the 20th century, how culturally distinct was the Armenian Hungarian community and how did they manage to avoid religious & linguistic assimilation?	46
In the 1970s, Cape Verdean independence leader Amilcar Cabral was on the payroll of the Czechoslovak intelligence service. Why?	46
In Beowulf, the hero recounts a battle with a sea-monster that ended with him washing onto the shore of distant Finland. What contact existed between Finns and Anglo-Saxons in the early Middle Ages?	45
As late as the 18th century, Greeks and Greek speakers formed huge communities in Turkey, Romania, Ukraine, the Middle East, and even Egypt. Why did these groups disappear so quickly? What traces remain of the once far-reaching Greek diaspora?	45
Would most educated Northern Europeans in 1300 have been aware that Black people existed?	45