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What was the social, cultural, and/or political background that led to the development of ascetic and monastic practices in Christianity?

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"The idea of Europe as “Christian” or perhaps “post-Christian” is a construct that can only be carried out by applying very large scissors to the history books." How much truth is in this statement?

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Where does the idea of "Western civilization" come from? When and how did it form?

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What does it imply when Heraclius adopted the Greek title "basileus" instead of kept on using the Roman "imperator"?

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Did the term "jahiliyyah" actually stand for "ignorance/stupidity"?

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Back in the 1900s human zoos were very popular in the West. Oddly it was Hitler who ended the popularity by banning them. What was Hitler's rationale?

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How did Arianism disappear from Europe after the "fall" of Western Roman Empire?

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Republican Rome had a strict regulation concerning public display of wealth, e.g. wearing expensive gems and jewelries. How about Roman Empire? Were gems also strictly regulated or were it more common across different strata?

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"Most ancient empires lacked a clearly defined border at the edge of their territory." Is this statement true? Particularly on Roman Empire. If there is any theory that support/refute this statement, it'd be really helpful.

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Did cultural and social change happen more slowly in ancient times? I'm thinking about Roman Empire

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What was the social, cultural, and/or political background that led to the development of ascetic and monastic practices in Christianity?	11
"The idea of Europe as “Christian” or perhaps “post-Christian” is a construct that can only be carried out by applying very large scissors to the history books." How much truth is in this statement?	11
Where does the idea of "Western civilization" come from? When and how did it form?	10
What does it imply when Heraclius adopted the Greek title "basileus" instead of kept on using the Roman "imperator"?	10
Did the term "jahiliyyah" actually stand for "ignorance/stupidity"?	10
Back in the 1900s human zoos were very popular in the West. Oddly it was Hitler who ended the popularity by banning them. What was Hitler's rationale?	9
How did Arianism disappear from Europe after the "fall" of Western Roman Empire?	8
Republican Rome had a strict regulation concerning public display of wealth, e.g. wearing expensive gems and jewelries. How about Roman Empire? Were gems also strictly regulated or were it more common across different strata?	8
"Most ancient empires lacked a clearly defined border at the edge of their territory." Is this statement true? Particularly on Roman Empire. If there is any theory that support/refute this statement, it'd be really helpful.	7
Did cultural and social change happen more slowly in ancient times? I'm thinking about Roman Empire	6