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Did the Warring States of China speak compatible languages? What about the Three Kingdoms, or the Northern and Southern dynasties? Are the modern Chinese language areas related to previous dynastic borders?

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Why does Imperial China seem like the only pre-modern society without a military aristocracy?

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Why did the Achaemenid Empire continually struggle to deal with Greek heavy infantry? Didn't they have the resources to train and equip professional heavy infantry of their own?

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How closely linked were the circumpolar peoples before the age of exploration?

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Why have the Chinese dynasties been so prone to subjugation by nomadic peoples?

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What writing system was used in the Greek speaking parts of the late Roman Empire? Would Latin have ever been written in Greek letters or vice-versa?

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Why do people say the Vikings discovered the Americas when the Inuit traveled to the Americas by sea in 1000 ce and maintained cross strait contact?

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Does men's clothing really fasten left over right (kimono, western shirts and coats, hanfu) to allow drawing a sword without getting it caught in the fabric?

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Why did the ruling class fight as infantry in Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, but as cavalry in medieval Europe?

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What was in the Earl of Sandwich's sandwich?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Warring States of China speak compatible languages? What about the Three Kingdoms, or the Northern and Southern dynasties? Are the modern Chinese language areas related to previous dynastic borders?	166
Why does Imperial China seem like the only pre-modern society without a military aristocracy?	36
Why did the Achaemenid Empire continually struggle to deal with Greek heavy infantry? Didn't they have the resources to train and equip professional heavy infantry of their own?	30
How closely linked were the circumpolar peoples before the age of exploration?	19
Why have the Chinese dynasties been so prone to subjugation by nomadic peoples?	11
What writing system was used in the Greek speaking parts of the late Roman Empire? Would Latin have ever been written in Greek letters or vice-versa?	7
Why do people say the Vikings discovered the Americas when the Inuit traveled to the Americas by sea in 1000 ce and maintained cross strait contact?	5
Does men's clothing really fasten left over right (kimono, western shirts and coats, hanfu) to allow drawing a sword without getting it caught in the fabric?	4
Why did the ruling class fight as infantry in Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, but as cavalry in medieval Europe?	3
What was in the Earl of Sandwich's sandwich?	1