AskHistorians

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17,000,000 people can trace their ancestry back to Genghis Kahn. He had eleven legitimate children, but hordes (pun) of illegitimate children. What was life like for these children and their mothers through his empire?	5802
1 Corinthian 11:2-6 says that “every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head,” In modern day, barely any Christian European women wear headscarves. How did this practice fade away and what changed to allow it to be let go?	2940
In 1971, Pakistan “forced (10 million Bengalis) out of their homes in the eastern part of the country, which would soon become Bangladesh.” Modern day Bangladesh is over 2,000 miles from Pakistan, how and why did this happen?	284
What changes in European society allowed a rush of universities to be created in the 12th and 13th centuries?	149
In Agatha Christie’s classic The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Poirot finds a quill and knows that it has been used for heroin and that it is an Americans. How common was heroin usage at this point in history and was there a reason that North America had begun to use quills when Europe hadn’t?	127
What were Muslim countries’ reactions to the Bosnian War?	71
I recently saw another post that Iran’s literal translation is “Home of the Aryans” what is the history of the word Aryan?	50
Why were China-Albania relations so close in the 1960s? What ultimately ended this close relationship?	42
In 1863, Venezuela was the first country to abolish capital punishment when many other countries were still delivering capital punishment via gallows or guillotine. What led up to Venezuela being the first country to get rid of the death penalty and how did it effect other nations?	37
America occupied the Dominican Republic from 1916-1924. What caused this occupation, what was the US hoping to achieve with this occupation, and what were the lasting effects of this occupation?	36

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