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When the Kuomintang 'united' China after the Northern Expedition, the country remained de-facto divided between warlords. Why didn't China fracture again when the Communists won the Civil War?

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Is it true that Native Americans and Australian Aborigines cared more about the Environment than the Old World did, or is this just part of the noble savage stereotype?

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Shortly after the Achaemenid Persians retreated from Europe after 479, an Odrysian kingdom emerged in Thrace covering similar area to the Achaemenid satrapy of Thrace/Skudra. Is there any connection between Achaemenid rule and the formation of the Odrysian kingdom?

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How has Iran consistently been the centre/origin of major empires throughout history despite its rough and mountainous terrain?

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Was England always going to be the hegemon of the British Isles? Was there points in medieval and early modern history where Scotland, Ireland, and/or Wales could have taken that place?

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How different was the Islam practiced in Baghdad to the Islam practiced in Cordoba?

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What was the Islamic reaction to the Western Schism, if any?

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What caused the Turkic migrations? In the 7th century, they seemingly were mostly confined to the steppes. By the 11th century, Turkic states, mercenaries and slave-soldiers were everywhere throughout the Middle East and dominated the political scene. What happened?

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Iron Age India is described in ancient texts as consisting of "Sixteen Great Kingdoms". How do modern historians interpret this?

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Did the Empire of Kitara exist? What was it? (4th try)

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When the Kuomintang 'united' China after the Northern Expedition, the country remained de-facto divided between warlords. Why didn't China fracture again when the Communists won the Civil War?	89
Is it true that Native Americans and Australian Aborigines cared more about the Environment than the Old World did, or is this just part of the noble savage stereotype?	85
Shortly after the Achaemenid Persians retreated from Europe after 479, an Odrysian kingdom emerged in Thrace covering similar area to the Achaemenid satrapy of Thrace/Skudra. Is there any connection between Achaemenid rule and the formation of the Odrysian kingdom?	82
How has Iran consistently been the centre/origin of major empires throughout history despite its rough and mountainous terrain?	81
Was England always going to be the hegemon of the British Isles? Was there points in medieval and early modern history where Scotland, Ireland, and/or Wales could have taken that place?	79
How different was the Islam practiced in Baghdad to the Islam practiced in Cordoba?	74
What was the Islamic reaction to the Western Schism, if any?	70
What caused the Turkic migrations? In the 7th century, they seemingly were mostly confined to the steppes. By the 11th century, Turkic states, mercenaries and slave-soldiers were everywhere throughout the Middle East and dominated the political scene. What happened?	70
Iron Age India is described in ancient texts as consisting of "Sixteen Great Kingdoms". How do modern historians interpret this?	70
Did the Empire of Kitara exist? What was it? (4th try)	69