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Was Mixtec writing a fully-developed writing system? If so, why has there been so little interest in it?

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How did creole religions form? What kind of religious education / indoctrination did Africans receive in the New World that led them to such complex syncretisms?

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How were titles of minor nobility in France redistributed after the Restoration? Were there significant property disputes? And what happened to the titles of noble families who were eliminated entirely during the Revolution?

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Why did the Shona stop building Zimbabwes?

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Why did Itza, the Mayan language of Petén, decline precipitously in the post-colonial era while other Mayan languages did not?

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Did Weimar Germany have public debates between its party politicians?

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The Dukes of Pomerania apparently had Slavic names. Were they Slavs? If so, how did this impact their relationship with the Germans around them?

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How much would the average metropolitan Roman citizen have known about Judaism? Would they really have considered it so strange, or is that a modern trope?

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What was the cultural significance of the Roman "adlocutio" gesture (right arm outstretched, elbow bent 45 degrees)?

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How accurate is the stoning scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian?

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Was Mixtec writing a fully-developed writing system? If so, why has there been so little interest in it?	9
How did creole religions form? What kind of religious education / indoctrination did Africans receive in the New World that led them to such complex syncretisms?	9
How were titles of minor nobility in France redistributed after the Restoration? Were there significant property disputes? And what happened to the titles of noble families who were eliminated entirely during the Revolution?	8
Why did the Shona stop building Zimbabwes?	8
Why did Itza, the Mayan language of Petén, decline precipitously in the post-colonial era while other Mayan languages did not?	8
Did Weimar Germany have public debates between its party politicians?	6
The Dukes of Pomerania apparently had Slavic names. Were they Slavs? If so, how did this impact their relationship with the Germans around them?	5
How much would the average metropolitan Roman citizen have known about Judaism? Would they really have considered it so strange, or is that a modern trope?	5
What was the cultural significance of the Roman "adlocutio" gesture (right arm outstretched, elbow bent 45 degrees)?	5
How accurate is the stoning scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian?	4