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How multicultural was the city of Rome during the height of the Empire?

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Why did Euopeans settle the Americas, instead of just "managing" them like with Africa, India and SE Asia?

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Monks in Ireland wrote down pagan folklore and mythology. Why didn't this also happen elsewhere in Europe (apart maybe in Iceland)?

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Why was slavery so widespread in Subsaharan Africa?

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How did the other great powers (namely Britain, France and Russia) react to German reunification considering W. Germany was already the largest economy of Europe?

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Why is it that, apparently, the Medieval West African and Nubian states wrote so little about what was going on in there?

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Why did Mozarabic not survive, like Catalan, Galician and Basque?

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If soccer didn't become popular in the USA, why did it in Continental Europe?

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Why is it that the 100 most common surnames in China cover ~90% of its population?

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Why were the Early Slavs so successful in assimilating half of Europe? And what caused them to migrate everywhere in the first place?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How multicultural was the city of Rome during the height of the Empire?	2191
Why did Euopeans settle the Americas, instead of just "managing" them like with Africa, India and SE Asia?	106
Monks in Ireland wrote down pagan folklore and mythology. Why didn't this also happen elsewhere in Europe (apart maybe in Iceland)?	97
Why was slavery so widespread in Subsaharan Africa?	53
How did the other great powers (namely Britain, France and Russia) react to German reunification considering W. Germany was already the largest economy of Europe?	34
Why is it that, apparently, the Medieval West African and Nubian states wrote so little about what was going on in there?	31
Why did Mozarabic not survive, like Catalan, Galician and Basque?	18
If soccer didn't become popular in the USA, why did it in Continental Europe?	17
Why is it that the 100 most common surnames in China cover ~90% of its population?	16
Why were the Early Slavs so successful in assimilating half of Europe? And what caused them to migrate everywhere in the first place?	15