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Within a period of about 15 years, from 220-235 CE, all four major Eurasian powers (The Roman empire, Parthian empire, Kushan empire, and Han dynasty) went into severe decline or collapsed completely. What happened to cause such widespread societal collapse over such a large area?

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Why were the economic innovations of the Song dynasty not preserved by later dynasties?

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The year is 665 AD. I am a villager living near the Aral sea, in the former territory of the Western Gökturk khaganate, which was conquered by the Tang dynasty less than 10 years ago. How much influence does the Tang court in Chang'an, thousands of miles away, have on my daily life?

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Is there any connection between the Chanyu title used by Xiongnu rulers and the later Turko-Mongol title Khan?

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During the 18th and 19th centuries, the western powers along with the United States discriminated against Italians and Greeks and even considered them non-white. How did these countries reconcile this racism with the reverence they held for the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations?

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Within a period of about 15 years, from 220-235 CE, all four major Eurasian powers (The Roman empire, Parthian empire, Kushan empire, and Han dynasty) went into severe decline or collapsed completely. What happened to cause such widespread societal collapse over such a large area?	6820
Why were the economic innovations of the Song dynasty not preserved by later dynasties?	48
The year is 665 AD. I am a villager living near the Aral sea, in the former territory of the Western Gökturk khaganate, which was conquered by the Tang dynasty less than 10 years ago. How much influence does the Tang court in Chang'an, thousands of miles away, have on my daily life?	23
Is there any connection between the Chanyu title used by Xiongnu rulers and the later Turko-Mongol title Khan?	17
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the western powers along with the United States discriminated against Italians and Greeks and even considered them non-white. How did these countries reconcile this racism with the reverence they held for the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations?	17