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How many non-Mongols were recruited by the Mongols into their army?

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Were the pre-Columbian Mound Builders connected to a trade network that stretched all the way to the Pacific?

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Were there any fundamental differences in the way that the Romans controlled/managed their territories in Northwestern Europe, compared to other parts of the Roman Empire?

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When the Mongols invaded the Middle East, did they start using Middle Eastern breeds of horses for war, or did they continue using the Mongolian horse?

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Why are mysticism and mystic practices in Christianity much more obscure than in Islam (Sufi) or Judaism (Kabbalah)?

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During the era of Spanish colonialism, how did Spaniards view non-Spanish Europeans?

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Was the Roman Republic's form of government weakened by increasing amounts of slavery and enslavement that concentrated power and wealth in the aristocracy? Was this 1 (of many) factors that contributed to the Empire?

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Since Spain colonized the Caribbean islands before any other country, how did they end up losing almost all of the islands to other empires by the time of the Age of Piracy?

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The history of Viking Age Scandinavia is famously murky and shrouded in myth. Are there any reliable maps showing political divisions among the Norse kingdoms prior to the creation of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark?

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Is it true that Tsarist Russia had backwards agricultural technology, even for the time?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How many non-Mongols were recruited by the Mongols into their army?	14
Were the pre-Columbian Mound Builders connected to a trade network that stretched all the way to the Pacific?	13
Were there any fundamental differences in the way that the Romans controlled/managed their territories in Northwestern Europe, compared to other parts of the Roman Empire?	11
When the Mongols invaded the Middle East, did they start using Middle Eastern breeds of horses for war, or did they continue using the Mongolian horse?	6
Why are mysticism and mystic practices in Christianity much more obscure than in Islam (Sufi) or Judaism (Kabbalah)?	6
During the era of Spanish colonialism, how did Spaniards view non-Spanish Europeans?	5
Was the Roman Republic's form of government weakened by increasing amounts of slavery and enslavement that concentrated power and wealth in the aristocracy? Was this 1 (of many) factors that contributed to the Empire?	5
Since Spain colonized the Caribbean islands before any other country, how did they end up losing almost all of the islands to other empires by the time of the Age of Piracy?	5
The history of Viking Age Scandinavia is famously murky and shrouded in myth. Are there any reliable maps showing political divisions among the Norse kingdoms prior to the creation of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark?	4
Is it true that Tsarist Russia had backwards agricultural technology, even for the time?	3