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In the West, it's considered disrespectful to avoid eye contact with a superior but in the East, it's considered disrespectful to do so. How did that come about?

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To what extent is bias acceptable in a history book?

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Why wasn't Latin as successful at replacing the native Brittonic languages of the British Isles compared to other places like Hispania and Gaul?

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Did the desertification of the Sahara contribute to the rise of a unified Egypt under Narmer?

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Why was the Roman Navy much more active during the Republic than the Imperial era?

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If many European powers became empires in their histories, why were their monarchs still referred as kings and queens and not emperors or empresses?

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At what point going backwards in the Old Testament does it lose its historicity?

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The transition to Communism describes the tearing down of the capitalist industry. However, countries like the USSR and China still had mostly an agrarian based economy with little industrialization. How did their leaders plan to jump to Communism without that earlier stage?

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In the late 19th and early 20th century, there was a strong push for socialist reforms in the US but by the 1950s an onward, capitalism was heavily favored and socialism became a dirty word. What brought about this change?

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Why did Nicene Christianity win over the other forms of Christianity in Late Antiquity?

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In the West, it's considered disrespectful to avoid eye contact with a superior but in the East, it's considered disrespectful to do so. How did that come about?	3
To what extent is bias acceptable in a history book?	3
Why wasn't Latin as successful at replacing the native Brittonic languages of the British Isles compared to other places like Hispania and Gaul?	3
Did the desertification of the Sahara contribute to the rise of a unified Egypt under Narmer?	3
Why was the Roman Navy much more active during the Republic than the Imperial era?	3
If many European powers became empires in their histories, why were their monarchs still referred as kings and queens and not emperors or empresses?	3
At what point going backwards in the Old Testament does it lose its historicity?	3
The transition to Communism describes the tearing down of the capitalist industry. However, countries like the USSR and China still had mostly an agrarian based economy with little industrialization. How did their leaders plan to jump to Communism without that earlier stage?	3
In the late 19th and early 20th century, there was a strong push for socialist reforms in the US but by the 1950s an onward, capitalism was heavily favored and socialism became a dirty word. What brought about this change?	3
Why did Nicene Christianity win over the other forms of Christianity in Late Antiquity?	3