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What factors dictate whether a national culture assimilates a ruling culture (mongol china) or a national culture is converted by a ruling culture (roman Gaul)?
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What was the relationship between Ancient Greek religion/gods and the planets named for them? Did they think Venus, Mars, etc were the actual gods?
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When the German military ensured Lenin's passage from Switzerland to Russia, was it expected, or just hoped that he would spearhead revolution? What was the reasonable assessment of what effect importing this exiled marxist would have on Imperial Russia?
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[AMA Request] A Claimant to a now non-existent throne in Europe or elsewhere, i.e. the individuals that would be the King of France, German Kaiser, Ottoman Sultan, Russian Emperor, etc
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AMA Request: A Claimant to a now non-existent throne in Europe or elsewhere, i.e. the individuals that would be the King of France, German Kaiser, Ottoman Sultan, Russian Emperor, etc
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How did historical Ministers of Finances like Jean Baptise Colbert perform competently with wildly off understandings of economic principles at the time?
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What was different about late 18th century France that allowed it to institute mass conscription where it was unfeasible before (for France and other, even ancient, nations)?
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