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Why did so many ancient civilizations seem to exclusively stick to their individual unique art styles?

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During the United States civil war, did any refugees flee the US? Where did they go?

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Was desertion a big problem in medieval armies?

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I am a Sanskrit speaker in five-rivers area in northwestern Indian subcontinent around 500 BCE. Which areas of Indian subcontinent and Iran speak a language legible to me?

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Were "Ashkenazi diseases" as prevalent prior to the Holocaust?

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How difficult would it be for a non-racist white person in the late 1800s to get genuine friends that were african-american?

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Kropotkin says in The Conquest of Bread that: "The history of mankind, thus understood, does not offer, then, an argument against Communism. It appears, on the contrary, as a succession of endeavours to realize some sort of communist organization.." Would today's historians tend to agree with this?

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What is the role of USA in the military dictatorship that took place in Brazil from the 60s to the 80s?

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Was Knighthood a consistent concept/social class across europe?

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When the Civil War ended, how many (if any) plantation owners kept their slaves in violation of the law?

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Why did so many ancient civilizations seem to exclusively stick to their individual unique art styles?	52
During the United States civil war, did any refugees flee the US? Where did they go?	52
Was desertion a big problem in medieval armies?	52
I am a Sanskrit speaker in five-rivers area in northwestern Indian subcontinent around 500 BCE. Which areas of Indian subcontinent and Iran speak a language legible to me?	52
Were "Ashkenazi diseases" as prevalent prior to the Holocaust?	52
How difficult would it be for a non-racist white person in the late 1800s to get genuine friends that were african-american?	52
Kropotkin says in The Conquest of Bread that: "The history of mankind, thus understood, does not offer, then, an argument against Communism. It appears, on the contrary, as a succession of endeavours to realize some sort of communist organization.." Would today's historians tend to agree with this?	51
What is the role of USA in the military dictatorship that took place in Brazil from the 60s to the 80s?	51
Was Knighthood a consistent concept/social class across europe?	51
When the Civil War ended, how many (if any) plantation owners kept their slaves in violation of the law?	51