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Where did the archetypal "fantasy dwarf" culture come from?

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To the pre-modern West, China was a mysterious place of magic and wonder. What was the flip side to that coin? How much did the Chinese know about Europe, and did it represent anything similar to Europe's concept of "Cathay"?

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How much impact has the Chinese writing system and written language had on the development on the spoken language?

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Eurasian cultures have historically eaten a wide variety of grains, but in recent centuries wheat, rice and maize have all but displaced their competitors. What happened to them? How has this impacted our diet and cuisines?

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Why do some academics intersperse French words into their writing?

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Pan-Arab Nationalism in its heyday always seems to have held more sway in the western Arab states, and much less in the Gulf. Why is that? Have Gulf Arabs historically seen themselves as separate to the rest of the Arab world?

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How important was wheat or non-rice grains in Japanese food before the introduction of Western cuisine?

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Why has the Mezzogiorno historically lagged behind Northern Italy?

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How seriously is the Xiongnu = Huns theory taken? What implications does it have for Eurasian history?

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Is there any academic consensus on the Treaty of Westphalia's impact on "Westphalian sovereignty"?

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Where did the archetypal "fantasy dwarf" culture come from?	22
To the pre-modern West, China was a mysterious place of magic and wonder. What was the flip side to that coin? How much did the Chinese know about Europe, and did it represent anything similar to Europe's concept of "Cathay"?	19
How much impact has the Chinese writing system and written language had on the development on the spoken language?	17
Eurasian cultures have historically eaten a wide variety of grains, but in recent centuries wheat, rice and maize have all but displaced their competitors. What happened to them? How has this impacted our diet and cuisines?	16
Why do some academics intersperse French words into their writing?	15
Pan-Arab Nationalism in its heyday always seems to have held more sway in the western Arab states, and much less in the Gulf. Why is that? Have Gulf Arabs historically seen themselves as separate to the rest of the Arab world?	15
How important was wheat or non-rice grains in Japanese food before the introduction of Western cuisine?	14
Why has the Mezzogiorno historically lagged behind Northern Italy?	13
How seriously is the Xiongnu = Huns theory taken? What implications does it have for Eurasian history?	12
Is there any academic consensus on the Treaty of Westphalia's impact on "Westphalian sovereignty"?	12