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Why was the right hand of King Stephen I of Hungary cut off and preserved?

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Did any non-western cultures match the complexity and realism of Greek and Roman sculpture, in the 19th century or before?

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The 2016 film "The Handmaiden" references a black market for adoptions in Imperial Japan, where wealthy Japanese couples would purchase Korean orphans. Did this system exist? How did these Korean adoptees navigate the ethnic hierarchies of imperial and postwar Japan?

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What were medieval relations like between the Germanic and Slavic peoples of Central Europe?

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Why did the United States have little interest in African expansion?

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What social prejudices existed against Pacific Islanders (including Native Hawaiians) in the mid-century US?

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Did Nubian Christians participate in the Crusades?

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If an 11th century nobleman from Baghdad wanted to travel to Cairo, how would he do so?

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Why is the term Roman used to describe all ancient Italians, regardless of where they lived?

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Germanic and Romance languages both refer to ancient war gods (Tyr and Mars) for Tuesday/Martes, the same day of the week. Is this just a coincidence, or does this have something to do with the ancient practice of syncretizing Roman pagan deities with other pagan gods?

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Why was the right hand of King Stephen I of Hungary cut off and preserved?	14	AskHistorians
Did any non-western cultures match the complexity and realism of Greek and Roman sculpture, in the 19th century or before?	14	AskHistorians
The 2016 film "The Handmaiden" references a black market for adoptions in Imperial Japan, where wealthy Japanese couples would purchase Korean orphans. Did this system exist? How did these Korean adoptees navigate the ethnic hierarchies of imperial and postwar Japan?	14	AskHistorians
What were medieval relations like between the Germanic and Slavic peoples of Central Europe?	14	AskHistorians
Why did the United States have little interest in African expansion?	14	AskHistorians
What social prejudices existed against Pacific Islanders (including Native Hawaiians) in the mid-century US?	13	AskHistorians
Did Nubian Christians participate in the Crusades?	13	AskHistorians
If an 11th century nobleman from Baghdad wanted to travel to Cairo, how would he do so?	13	AskHistorians
Why is the term Roman used to describe all ancient Italians, regardless of where they lived?	13	AskHistorians
Germanic and Romance languages both refer to ancient war gods (Tyr and Mars) for Tuesday/Martes, the same day of the week. Is this just a coincidence, or does this have something to do with the ancient practice of syncretizing Roman pagan deities with other pagan gods?	13	AskHistorians