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Why weren't certain religious monuments such as the Golden Temple in India and the Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar pillaged by European colonial powers despite containing billions of dollars worth of gold?

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Was there ever actually a “right to trial by combat”? If so, when, where, and how was that right invoked and administered?

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In the 1945 novel "The Egyptian", black people are called negroes and treated with contempt. How were black Africans really seen in New Kingdom Egypt?

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Did Stalin really kill millions of people? How do we know how many?

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What did everyone do with their prisoners of war before the 20th century?

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How was Ancient Rome, (Late Republic and Empire), able to successfully administer such a large range of territories and cultures?

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What was it that made Roman armies so effective?

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Does Great Man theory have any serious support among historians today?

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To what extent is modern European (or western) wealth a product of colonialism?

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Were the subsequent moon landings as prominent in the media as the first one?

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Why weren't certain religious monuments such as the Golden Temple in India and the Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar pillaged by European colonial powers despite containing billions of dollars worth of gold?	69
Was there ever actually a “right to trial by combat”? If so, when, where, and how was that right invoked and administered?	69
In the 1945 novel "The Egyptian", black people are called negroes and treated with contempt. How were black Africans really seen in New Kingdom Egypt?	69
Did Stalin really kill millions of people? How do we know how many?	69
What did everyone do with their prisoners of war before the 20th century?	69
How was Ancient Rome, (Late Republic and Empire), able to successfully administer such a large range of territories and cultures?	69
What was it that made Roman armies so effective?	69
Does Great Man theory have any serious support among historians today?	69
To what extent is modern European (or western) wealth a product of colonialism?	69
Were the subsequent moon landings as prominent in the media as the first one?	69