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How do historians generally feel about Jared Diamond?

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Can someone clarify the timeline of Persian, Arab, and Turkic kingdoms from the Crusades until the Ottoman Empire's height?

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When Europeans arrived in the New World, they brought diseases that devastated human populations. Did anything similar happen to other animals?

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There's a story of Attila meeting with Pope Leo after the destruction of Aquileia in which the Pope convinces Attila to turn away. How would this conversation have happened?

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In the 1950s, estimates of the Triads in Hong Kong would put them at about 13% of the population. Did they influence the politics of the time? Were there any known Triads in the leadership?

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By WWI, France and England had the majority of the world's population under their control. How were they able to tap into this if the places they controlled were largely not industrialized? Did they levy armies from Africa?

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Has Western men's formal wear ever been short sleeves or short pants in the last millenium?

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Were there any prominent dissenters in Nazi Germany that stuck around til the end of the war?

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Who were the types of people who immigrated to America between the early English colonies and 1776.

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Were European powers supportive of the Taiping Rebellion in any way? Was there an attempt by European powers to bolster Christians during this time?

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How do historians generally feel about Jared Diamond?	6
Can someone clarify the timeline of Persian, Arab, and Turkic kingdoms from the Crusades until the Ottoman Empire's height?	6
When Europeans arrived in the New World, they brought diseases that devastated human populations. Did anything similar happen to other animals?	6
There's a story of Attila meeting with Pope Leo after the destruction of Aquileia in which the Pope convinces Attila to turn away. How would this conversation have happened?	6
In the 1950s, estimates of the Triads in Hong Kong would put them at about 13% of the population. Did they influence the politics of the time? Were there any known Triads in the leadership?	6
By WWI, France and England had the majority of the world's population under their control. How were they able to tap into this if the places they controlled were largely not industrialized? Did they levy armies from Africa?	5
Has Western men's formal wear ever been short sleeves or short pants in the last millenium?	4
Were there any prominent dissenters in Nazi Germany that stuck around til the end of the war?	4
Who were the types of people who immigrated to America between the early English colonies and 1776.	3
Were European powers supportive of the Taiping Rebellion in any way? Was there an attempt by European powers to bolster Christians during this time?	3