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Can someone please explain the different sects of Islam, when and why they originated, and what beliefs they each have.

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How many Normans settled in the British Isles after 1066? How did that number compare to the non-Norman population?

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What would daily life have been like as an average person in the Aztec civilisation?

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The first humans to land on Madagascar came from Indonesia in the 4th century AD - How did people in this time survive the over 7000km journey across the Indian Ocean, in canoes?

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Why did the descendants of Proto-Indo-European come to dominate so much of the world?

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Who is the earliest known direct ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II?

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Did language start to develop in different regions, or do all languages have a common ancestor?

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What is the longest period of time something could be passed through the generations orally, without being written down?

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Were the Norse Gods connected to the Roman Gods at all, in the same way that Roman Gods can be equated with Greek Gods?

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Why haven't we have world maps (or at least Afro-Eurasia maps), for thousands of years? Why can't maps be passed from region to region, and copied as they go, resulting in complete maps of all of Africa, Asia and Europe?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can someone please explain the different sects of Islam, when and why they originated, and what beliefs they each have.	220	AskHistorians
How many Normans settled in the British Isles after 1066? How did that number compare to the non-Norman population?	41	AskHistorians
What would daily life have been like as an average person in the Aztec civilisation?	17	AskHistorians
The first humans to land on Madagascar came from Indonesia in the 4th century AD - How did people in this time survive the over 7000km journey across the Indian Ocean, in canoes?	15	AskHistorians
Why did the descendants of Proto-Indo-European come to dominate so much of the world?	14	AskHistorians
Who is the earliest known direct ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II?	10	AskHistorians
Did language start to develop in different regions, or do all languages have a common ancestor?	8	AskHistorians
What is the longest period of time something could be passed through the generations orally, without being written down?	5	AskHistorians
Were the Norse Gods connected to the Roman Gods at all, in the same way that Roman Gods can be equated with Greek Gods?	4	AskHistorians
Why haven't we have world maps (or at least Afro-Eurasia maps), for thousands of years? Why can't maps be passed from region to region, and copied as they go, resulting in complete maps of all of Africa, Asia and Europe?	4	AskHistorians