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Why are Native American names usually translated into English while other names are not?

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When and how did Europe come to see itself as a cultural/sociopolitical unit?

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In "The Huns, Rome and the Birth of Europe" Hyun Jin Kim makes the case that the Huns were responsible for the fall of the Western Empire and the political organization of the early Middle Ages. How is his thesis viewed by others in the field?

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Linguistically, Ancient Egyptian and proto-Semitic were quite closely related languages. Would the Ancient Hebrews have been able to communicate more or less easily with the Egyptians?

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Why did Sulla's reform of the Republic fail so spectacularly while Augustus was able to craft a stable political regime?

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Why are Native American names usually translated into English while other names are not?	5800	AskHistorians
When and how did Europe come to see itself as a cultural/sociopolitical unit?	9	AskHistorians
In "The Huns, Rome and the Birth of Europe" Hyun Jin Kim makes the case that the Huns were responsible for the fall of the Western Empire and the political organization of the early Middle Ages. How is his thesis viewed by others in the field?	8	AskHistorians
Linguistically, Ancient Egyptian and proto-Semitic were quite closely related languages. Would the Ancient Hebrews have been able to communicate more or less easily with the Egyptians?	3	AskHistorians
Why did Sulla's reform of the Republic fail so spectacularly while Augustus was able to craft a stable political regime?	3	AskHistorians