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Some time in the 1700s, European mapmakers began to draw real borders of existing countries (e.g. Russia, France) instead of outdated Roman provinces (Germania Magna) or legendary countries (Great Tartary, Cathay). When did this change occur and who pioneered more accurate maps?

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Why did the Vikings "stop viking"?

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Admiral Zheng He is commonly regarded as Muslim, but he also wrote about his devotion to the sea goddess Tianfei. Was syncretism with polytheistic aspects common among 14th and 15th century Muslims in Ming Dynasty China?

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Did the non-trinitarian Arian Christianity have significant influences on the creation of Islam?

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How did Chinese clans (宗族) evolve over the centuries? Did they increase or decrease in significance from the Ming Dynasty to Qing Dynasty to modern PRC?

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Why did the Jurchens/Manchu settle down and become farmers, when Central Asia didn't until Russian conquest? Was the influence from China a strong economic reason to settle down for the Jurchen unlike the previous Mongols

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What sort of anti-piracy fortifications existed in the Islamic world in the Middle Ages?

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Would the Vikings have referred to the continent of Europe/Eurasia as "Midgard", or did they realize there were other continents?

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Do we have any traces of the languages of the pre-Columbian Mississippian civilizations?

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During the Hellenistic period, were Babylonian and Persian scientists and philosophers still making discoveries and publishing treatises?

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Some time in the 1700s, European mapmakers began to draw real borders of existing countries (e.g. Russia, France) instead of outdated Roman provinces (Germania Magna) or legendary countries (Great Tartary, Cathay). When did this change occur and who pioneered more accurate maps?	1777
Why did the Vikings "stop viking"?	229
Admiral Zheng He is commonly regarded as Muslim, but he also wrote about his devotion to the sea goddess Tianfei. Was syncretism with polytheistic aspects common among 14th and 15th century Muslims in Ming Dynasty China?	122
Did the non-trinitarian Arian Christianity have significant influences on the creation of Islam?	66
How did Chinese clans (宗族) evolve over the centuries? Did they increase or decrease in significance from the Ming Dynasty to Qing Dynasty to modern PRC?	32
Why did the Jurchens/Manchu settle down and become farmers, when Central Asia didn't until Russian conquest? Was the influence from China a strong economic reason to settle down for the Jurchen unlike the previous Mongols	30
What sort of anti-piracy fortifications existed in the Islamic world in the Middle Ages?	23
Would the Vikings have referred to the continent of Europe/Eurasia as "Midgard", or did they realize there were other continents?	21
Do we have any traces of the languages of the pre-Columbian Mississippian civilizations?	17
During the Hellenistic period, were Babylonian and Persian scientists and philosophers still making discoveries and publishing treatises?	16