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What was the Tartessos culture in southern spain? Who where they related to, and how did it vanish?

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How did Wahhabism gain traction in muslim communities outside Saudi Arabia?

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Why was the American civil war fought mainly with muzzle-loading muskets when far more developed breech-loading weapons like the Prussian needle gun and the kammerlader had been around for decades?

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During the age of Viking raids and trade, did it ever happen that a Muslim converted to the Norse belief system, after meeting the Vikings?

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I was just watching "Death of Stalin" and in one scene the pianist is listing off friends that had been purged, she mentions "Kuperchinski". Since most of the characters portrayed or mentioned are real, who was Kuperchinski?

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Were certain ethnicity stereotyped as better slaves during Roman times?

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Historians on r/AskHistorians, on a personal note, do you have a degree in history? If so, what job do you currently hold? Does it have anything to do with your degree?

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While playing Battlefield One, I began to wonder about the weapons. How often would a common soldier have an automatic weapon?

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Why do some people consider the USSR a state capitalist state instead of a socialist state?

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My history teachers used to tell me, when illustrating the Dark Ages, to look at the paintings done during this time period compared to the time periods before it. Did art actually get worse?

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What was the Tartessos culture in southern spain? Who where they related to, and how did it vanish?	31
How did Wahhabism gain traction in muslim communities outside Saudi Arabia?	31
Why was the American civil war fought mainly with muzzle-loading muskets when far more developed breech-loading weapons like the Prussian needle gun and the kammerlader had been around for decades?	31
During the age of Viking raids and trade, did it ever happen that a Muslim converted to the Norse belief system, after meeting the Vikings?	31
I was just watching "Death of Stalin" and in one scene the pianist is listing off friends that had been purged, she mentions "Kuperchinski". Since most of the characters portrayed or mentioned are real, who was Kuperchinski?	31
Were certain ethnicity stereotyped as better slaves during Roman times?	31
Historians on r/AskHistorians, on a personal note, do you have a degree in history? If so, what job do you currently hold? Does it have anything to do with your degree?	31
While playing Battlefield One, I began to wonder about the weapons. How often would a common soldier have an automatic weapon?	31
Why do some people consider the USSR a state capitalist state instead of a socialist state?	31
My history teachers used to tell me, when illustrating the Dark Ages, to look at the paintings done during this time period compared to the time periods before it. Did art actually get worse?	31