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Jesus Christ preached of an imminent apocalyptic judgment within the lifetimes of his followers. When the world did not end, why were his teachings not abandoned and instead his follower base only grew?

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Did United States citizens living in the 1850s understand that they were barreling towards a Civil War?

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How did the British general public in the 1950s and 60s become aware and accept that their empire was in steep decline?

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After Saladin had purified the Dome of the Rock following his conquest of Jerusalem, he had inscribed within it the following: "Saladin has purified this sacred house from the polytheists." Did Medieval NE Muslims view Christians as polytheists or was that a blanket term applied to all non-Muslims?

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How was the Silk Road affected following European arrival in India and the Americas by 1500?

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Before Einstein published his theory of General Relativity in 1915, how did the scientific community believe the universe to have evolved? Did many take a Biblical approach or instead favor Einstein's initial notion of a static universe?

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Are there any good books on the Song Dynasty?

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How and why did Passover develop as a major Jewish holiday if the Israelite enslavement and exodus from Egypt didn't actually occur?

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Did Homer's writings in the Iliad and the Odyssey influence Greek popular religion in a similar way how Dante's Divine Comedy influenced the modern conceptions of Hell and the Christian afterlife?

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What was the British reaction in the years following WW2 to their loss of the dominant power status to the United States?

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Jesus Christ preached of an imminent apocalyptic judgment within the lifetimes of his followers. When the world did not end, why were his teachings not abandoned and instead his follower base only grew?	5930
Did United States citizens living in the 1850s understand that they were barreling towards a Civil War?	204
How did the British general public in the 1950s and 60s become aware and accept that their empire was in steep decline?	109
After Saladin had purified the Dome of the Rock following his conquest of Jerusalem, he had inscribed within it the following: "Saladin has purified this sacred house from the polytheists." Did Medieval NE Muslims view Christians as polytheists or was that a blanket term applied to all non-Muslims?	58
How was the Silk Road affected following European arrival in India and the Americas by 1500?	21
Before Einstein published his theory of General Relativity in 1915, how did the scientific community believe the universe to have evolved? Did many take a Biblical approach or instead favor Einstein's initial notion of a static universe?	7
Are there any good books on the Song Dynasty?	5
How and why did Passover develop as a major Jewish holiday if the Israelite enslavement and exodus from Egypt didn't actually occur?	3
Did Homer's writings in the Iliad and the Odyssey influence Greek popular religion in a similar way how Dante's Divine Comedy influenced the modern conceptions of Hell and the Christian afterlife?	3
What was the British reaction in the years following WW2 to their loss of the dominant power status to the United States?	3