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At the lower levels, Martin Luther King is often taught as an ideologically static figure. How true is this? Were there substantial changes in King's views between the start of the Civil Rights movement and his death?

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How did the "barbarians" who migrated across Europe near the collapse of the Western Roman Empire organize politically? Was the distinction between these groups based on identity or other factors? If the former, what was the bases for those identities?

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Are political ideology, political faction, and the conception of politics as an independent sphere all recent phenomena inspired by Greek thought? Did these ideas or behaviours ever arise outside of the influence of Greek thought?

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In what ways did the introduction of Marxism impact Kurdish culture?

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At the lower levels, Martin Luther King is often taught as an ideologically static figure. How true is this? Were there substantial changes in King's views between the start of the Civil Rights movement and his death?	861
How did the "barbarians" who migrated across Europe near the collapse of the Western Roman Empire organize politically? Was the distinction between these groups based on identity or other factors? If the former, what was the bases for those identities?	100
Are political ideology, political faction, and the conception of politics as an independent sphere all recent phenomena inspired by Greek thought? Did these ideas or behaviours ever arise outside of the influence of Greek thought?	6
In what ways did the introduction of Marxism impact Kurdish culture?	4