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A lot of creation stories involve a giant flood. Is there any evidence to support such a flood occurring?

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Small, but passionate groups form. Some turn into large movements, others eventually fall apart. During your time period of expertise, was there a now extinct subgroup that you find particular interesting? Why did it die off?

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How did sacrifice, particularly human sacrifice, become so ubiquitous throughout religions?

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Could somebody do a step-by-step outline of how Hitler built his personality cult?

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How many dictators has the US supported throughout history?

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How much did the Abbasid period profit from translations of classical Greek and Roman texts?

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Anyone know of any specific pre-Reformation Pope-granted divorces?

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Is there a theme for the motives behind America's foreign coup's? (e.g. oil)

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Where did Medieval armies come from?

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What where the immediate effects of German unification for Europe between 1871 and 1890- Bismarckian Era.

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A lot of creation stories involve a giant flood. Is there any evidence to support such a flood occurring?	7
Small, but passionate groups form. Some turn into large movements, others eventually fall apart. During your time period of expertise, was there a now extinct subgroup that you find particular interesting? Why did it die off?	7
How did sacrifice, particularly human sacrifice, become so ubiquitous throughout religions?	7
Could somebody do a step-by-step outline of how Hitler built his personality cult?	7
How many dictators has the US supported throughout history?	7
How much did the Abbasid period profit from translations of classical Greek and Roman texts?	7
Anyone know of any specific pre-Reformation Pope-granted divorces?	7
Is there a theme for the motives behind America's foreign coup's? (e.g. oil)	7
Where did Medieval armies come from?	7
What where the immediate effects of German unification for Europe between 1871 and 1890- Bismarckian Era.	7