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Galilee was part of the northern kingdom of Israel in the Old Testament, but its inhabitants, in contrast to the Samaritans directly south of Galilee, seem share a religion with the descendants of the southern kingdom of Judah in the New Testament - why is that?

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Why did the use of the crossbow decline in China after the Han dynasty? Improved armor?

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Was there any rhyme or reason to which particular "side" (eg. East, West, North, South, etc...) of an American city became associated with mainly African-American neighborhoods?

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Can someone recommend a good book on the War of the Roses?

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Is the influence of Scots-Irish immigration upon the course of American history under-emphasized in the U.S. educational system?

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Is there an implicit bias among historians to explanations to historical phenomena that have been addressed by researchers from other academic specialties such as biologists, climatologists, geographers, epidemiologists, etc...

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How does the financial cost of the American Civil War compare with estimates of the cost of fully compensating U.S. slave owners for the lost market value of their slaves?

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How did Kichisaburō Nomura (The Japanese Ambassador to the USA at the time of the Pear Harbor attack) travel from the USA to Japan in 1942?

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In ancient Israelite worship were Yahweh and El originally separate deities? If so, when did they begin to be conflated?

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How important were Indian markets to the industrial revolution in Great Britain? Also, was Indian deindustrialization a prerequisite to British industrialization?

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Galilee was part of the northern kingdom of Israel in the Old Testament, but its inhabitants, in contrast to the Samaritans directly south of Galilee, seem share a religion with the descendants of the southern kingdom of Judah in the New Testament - why is that?	26
Why did the use of the crossbow decline in China after the Han dynasty? Improved armor?	21
Was there any rhyme or reason to which particular "side" (eg. East, West, North, South, etc...) of an American city became associated with mainly African-American neighborhoods?	20
Can someone recommend a good book on the War of the Roses?	20
Is the influence of Scots-Irish immigration upon the course of American history under-emphasized in the U.S. educational system?	16
Is there an implicit bias among historians to explanations to historical phenomena that have been addressed by researchers from other academic specialties such as biologists, climatologists, geographers, epidemiologists, etc...	15
How does the financial cost of the American Civil War compare with estimates of the cost of fully compensating U.S. slave owners for the lost market value of their slaves?	15
How did Kichisaburō Nomura (The Japanese Ambassador to the USA at the time of the Pear Harbor attack) travel from the USA to Japan in 1942?	14
In ancient Israelite worship were Yahweh and El originally separate deities? If so, when did they begin to be conflated?	13
How important were Indian markets to the industrial revolution in Great Britain? Also, was Indian deindustrialization a prerequisite to British industrialization?	13