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Why don’t we have a written record of the history of Native American societies, the same way that we have for Europe?

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Why did it take so long for someone to invent a long sleeve shirt with a hood attached to it?

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During the Bronze Age, did people live outside of the great civilizations? Or were those parts of the map wild, without humans.

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I’ve always heard stories about premature burial in the early days of medicine. But why wouldn’t a doctor/ mortuary wait until a persons body becomes cold and rigger mortis sets in before burying a body? Is there a reason they buried people so quickly?

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How did Counties/States give money/loans to each other before we had a standard system of money and central banks?

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Why don’t we have a written record of the history of Native American societies, the same way that we have for Europe?	13
Why did it take so long for someone to invent a long sleeve shirt with a hood attached to it?	13
During the Bronze Age, did people live outside of the great civilizations? Or were those parts of the map wild, without humans.	9
I’ve always heard stories about premature burial in the early days of medicine. But why wouldn’t a doctor/ mortuary wait until a persons body becomes cold and rigger mortis sets in before burying a body? Is there a reason they buried people so quickly?	3
How did Counties/States give money/loans to each other before we had a standard system of money and central banks?	1