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Why is the Islamic Golden Age named as such, but there is no time period called the Christian Golden Age? (or Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist etc.)

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How did the letters of the alphabet end up in that order? Why is it A-Z rather than Q-G or some other arrangement?

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Why hasn't India been a more important global player throughout world history?

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Were there any countries that were not greatly affected by the Great Depression in the 1930s?

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How is it the French were able to conquer Vietnam and keep it as a colonial holding for so long?

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Why are Clovis and the Merovingians so little known today as compared to Charlemagne and the Carolingians?

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How did amputees find work after the Civil War?

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Pop culture usually depicts Scottish and Irish feudal society as more rustic and egalitarian than the English feudal society. Was this true and were there any European societies where peasants and lower classes were treated decently and fairly by the rulers and nobility?

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What is going on in this photo of the Boxer Rebellion? [Warning: Graphic] NSFW

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What did the Soviet Union and other countries of the eastern bloc think of the IRA and the troubles in Northern Ireland

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Why is the Islamic Golden Age named as such, but there is no time period called the Christian Golden Age? (or Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist etc.)	73
How did the letters of the alphabet end up in that order? Why is it A-Z rather than Q-G or some other arrangement?	73
Why hasn't India been a more important global player throughout world history?	73
Were there any countries that were not greatly affected by the Great Depression in the 1930s?	73
How is it the French were able to conquer Vietnam and keep it as a colonial holding for so long?	73
Why are Clovis and the Merovingians so little known today as compared to Charlemagne and the Carolingians?	73
How did amputees find work after the Civil War?	72
Pop culture usually depicts Scottish and Irish feudal society as more rustic and egalitarian than the English feudal society. Was this true and were there any European societies where peasants and lower classes were treated decently and fairly by the rulers and nobility?	72
What is going on in this photo of the Boxer Rebellion? [Warning: Graphic] NSFW	72
What did the Soviet Union and other countries of the eastern bloc think of the IRA and the troubles in Northern Ireland	72