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Which societies and cultures in the ancient/antiquity era have treated people with mental and physical disabilities well and with respect?

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How did Buddha treat Untouchables/Dalits? Did he treat them as equals or as lesser beings? And did he advocate the abolishment of the Caste System?

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Was there any form of organized Japanese resistance that opposed Imperial Japan and its policies, especially during WWII?

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Why did the Athenians refuse to allow women to become warriors, despite the fact that their goddess Athena was a warrior herself?

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How did the Boer republics treat the native South Africans?

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Why didn't Napoleon and Britain negotiate a peace treaty in 1807?

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Before the 1960s, how were Black Canadians treated in Canada compared to African-Americans in the USA? Were they better off or treated just as badly?

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Was slavery necessary for the the Islamic Caliphate's economy? If not why didn't the Muslims end the practice of slavery in their part of the world?

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Where did the Underground Railroad get its funding from?

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Did Confucius support women's rights and education?

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Which societies and cultures in the ancient/antiquity era have treated people with mental and physical disabilities well and with respect?	49
How did Buddha treat Untouchables/Dalits? Did he treat them as equals or as lesser beings? And did he advocate the abolishment of the Caste System?	46
Was there any form of organized Japanese resistance that opposed Imperial Japan and its policies, especially during WWII?	30
Why did the Athenians refuse to allow women to become warriors, despite the fact that their goddess Athena was a warrior herself?	25
How did the Boer republics treat the native South Africans?	19
Why didn't Napoleon and Britain negotiate a peace treaty in 1807?	17
Before the 1960s, how were Black Canadians treated in Canada compared to African-Americans in the USA? Were they better off or treated just as badly?	16
Was slavery necessary for the the Islamic Caliphate's economy? If not why didn't the Muslims end the practice of slavery in their part of the world?	14
Where did the Underground Railroad get its funding from?	13
Did Confucius support women's rights and education?	12