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Given that Latin was born in Italy, would Italian be the closest Romance language to Latin?

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Genocide seems to be one of the most oft-repeated parts of history. The Romans killed the Celts, The Europeans killed the Native Americans, The Brits killed the Aboriginals...

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The shape of Aztec territory at the time of its conquest is weird. Why are there three islands of unconquered territory in the middle of the empire, an unconquered panhandle in the north, and a random bit of conquered territory off to the east?

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Articles and answers here often nebulously refer to Native American oral traditions, but rarely provide resources to learn about them. Where can I read transcriptions of or texts about about the oral history of various indigenous nations?

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The supposed Toltec Capital of Tollan means "Place of Reeds" - the Maya called Teotihuacan Puj "Place of Reeds." Is it possible the Aztec histories of the Toltecs were either inspired by or referring to Teotihuacan?

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What did Akkad, Egypt, Anatolia, Greece etc. have to say about their Minoan contemporaries?

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Have the descendants of the people of Cahokia retained oral history about it?

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What written sources do we have on Minoan civilization (other than Linear A)?

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Archaeology tends to examine long term trends, but how much can it tell us about specific events without writing? Can we learn about an individual ruler at Cahokia or a specific war in Teotihuacan?

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The Exodus story is widely believed to be ahistorical. Was it based on some vague memory of Egyptian hegemony over the Levant in the late Bronze Age? Or perhaps of Canaanite miners that made the Proto-Sinaitic script?

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Given that Latin was born in Italy, would Italian be the closest Romance language to Latin?	60	AskHistorians
Genocide seems to be one of the most oft-repeated parts of history. The Romans killed the Celts, The Europeans killed the Native Americans, The Brits killed the Aboriginals...	54	TwoSentenceHorror
The shape of Aztec territory at the time of its conquest is weird. Why are there three islands of unconquered territory in the middle of the empire, an unconquered panhandle in the north, and a random bit of conquered territory off to the east?	42	AskHistorians
Articles and answers here often nebulously refer to Native American oral traditions, but rarely provide resources to learn about them. Where can I read transcriptions of or texts about about the oral history of various indigenous nations?	36	AskHistorians
The supposed Toltec Capital of Tollan means "Place of Reeds" - the Maya called Teotihuacan Puj "Place of Reeds." Is it possible the Aztec histories of the Toltecs were either inspired by or referring to Teotihuacan?	21	AskHistorians
What did Akkad, Egypt, Anatolia, Greece etc. have to say about their Minoan contemporaries?	17	AskHistorians
Have the descendants of the people of Cahokia retained oral history about it?	12	AskHistorians
What written sources do we have on Minoan civilization (other than Linear A)?	12	AskHistorians
Archaeology tends to examine long term trends, but how much can it tell us about specific events without writing? Can we learn about an individual ruler at Cahokia or a specific war in Teotihuacan?	12	AskHistorians
The Exodus story is widely believed to be ahistorical. Was it based on some vague memory of Egyptian hegemony over the Levant in the late Bronze Age? Or perhaps of Canaanite miners that made the Proto-Sinaitic script?	11	AskHistorians