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Compared to its counterparts in the rest of Europe, was the medieval English state particularly centralised? If so, why was that? What impacts did this have on the way the country and culture developed?

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Chinese culture draws on and reveres the ancient masters, such as Confucius, Mencius and Laozi. Was this the case for their neighbours? How did Sinosphere countries such as Japan or Vietnam interact with the characters from imported Chinese culture?

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At first glance, Classical Chinese and Latin seem to have been roughly equivalent in their place in East Asian and Western society. Is this a fair assessment? What role did the two languages have in the history and society of each region?

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In Western nomenclature, Hakka is the only Chinese dialect/ethnic group to be referred to in their own language rather than in Mandarin. Why is this?

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Where did the standard tropes of Australian Aboriginal culture come from? How representative are they of the entirety of pre-contact Australia?

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How rigid was the social hierarchy in the medieval period? Would a commoner, whether peasant or burgher, have had any options available to them to climb the social ladder?

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After the First World War, the defeated powers were expected to pay hefty reparations, notably Germany with 132 billion reichsmarks. How did they finance these payments? Where did the money go? Was there any appreciable impact on receiving nations' economies or public spending?

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In and after Elisabeth I's reign, how did the Anglican church theologically justify its distinction from and between both Protestant and Catholic doctrines?

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How strong were the connections between the Muslims in Al-Andalus and wider Muslim world?

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After WW1, most of the defeated powers were required to pay reparations to the victors. Where did this money go, and how was it spent? How did it impact the economies of the countries that received it?

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Compared to its counterparts in the rest of Europe, was the medieval English state particularly centralised? If so, why was that? What impacts did this have on the way the country and culture developed?	8	AskHistorians
Chinese culture draws on and reveres the ancient masters, such as Confucius, Mencius and Laozi. Was this the case for their neighbours? How did Sinosphere countries such as Japan or Vietnam interact with the characters from imported Chinese culture?	8	AskHistorians
At first glance, Classical Chinese and Latin seem to have been roughly equivalent in their place in East Asian and Western society. Is this a fair assessment? What role did the two languages have in the history and society of each region?	8	AskHistorians
In Western nomenclature, Hakka is the only Chinese dialect/ethnic group to be referred to in their own language rather than in Mandarin. Why is this?	8	AskHistorians
Where did the standard tropes of Australian Aboriginal culture come from? How representative are they of the entirety of pre-contact Australia?	7	AskHistorians
How rigid was the social hierarchy in the medieval period? Would a commoner, whether peasant or burgher, have had any options available to them to climb the social ladder?	6	AskHistorians
After the First World War, the defeated powers were expected to pay hefty reparations, notably Germany with 132 billion reichsmarks. How did they finance these payments? Where did the money go? Was there any appreciable impact on receiving nations' economies or public spending?	6	AskHistorians
In and after Elisabeth I's reign, how did the Anglican church theologically justify its distinction from and between both Protestant and Catholic doctrines?	6	AskHistorians
How strong were the connections between the Muslims in Al-Andalus and wider Muslim world?	6	AskHistorians
After WW1, most of the defeated powers were required to pay reparations to the victors. Where did this money go, and how was it spent? How did it impact the economies of the countries that received it?	5	AskHistorians