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Was there ever a time when Europeans, instead of seeing Sub-Saharan Africa and its inhabitants as inferior, saw them as equals or superior in certain aspects?

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Did any pockets of European Paganism survive into present day or close to it?

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Lack of colonial architecture in the United States?

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Why don’t former Italian colonies, such as Libya and Somalia, speak Italian?

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Why do so many new religions spring up in the Middle East and not else where, like Europe?

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Why didn’t religious syncretism occur in the USA to the same extent as it did in Latin America and the Caribbean?

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What sort of polytheism existed in Iberia prior to Christianization?

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How would the US have turned out differently today if it had been colonized by a Catholic England and not a Protestant one?

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What was daily life like for Roman patrician families who remained unconverted following the Christian conversion of the Roman Empire?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was there ever a time when Europeans, instead of seeing Sub-Saharan Africa and its inhabitants as inferior, saw them as equals or superior in certain aspects?	446
Did any pockets of European Paganism survive into present day or close to it?	124
Lack of colonial architecture in the United States?	72
Why don’t former Italian colonies, such as Libya and Somalia, speak Italian?	64
Why do so many new religions spring up in the Middle East and not else where, like Europe?	12
Why didn’t religious syncretism occur in the USA to the same extent as it did in Latin America and the Caribbean?	9
What sort of polytheism existed in Iberia prior to Christianization?	7
How would the US have turned out differently today if it had been colonized by a Catholic England and not a Protestant one?	3
What was daily life like for Roman patrician families who remained unconverted following the Christian conversion of the Roman Empire?	3