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How was North African Berber culture before rise of Islam? What religion and unique customs did they practice? Did their society and culture assimilated Islam with ease?

655 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is Indian Subcontinent and China so heavily populated as compared to other regions of old world like Europe, Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia?

339 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was Silk Road a road in modern sense of the word or just collection of different cities and trading posts forming a trading route? Did cities on the way collected customs duty from trading caravans for letting them pass through?

174 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did crusaders ever came close to threatening Holy cities of Mecca and Medina?

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How was the mood back in Britain during India's First War of Independence 1857 (Indian Rebellion of 1857)? Was it compared with American revolution? And how was it viewed by other powers of Continental Europe at the time?

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I am one of biggest merchants in during period 1100-1600 AD in Republic of Venice. What would be greatest geographic extent (both land and sea) of my goods being bought and sold both in East and West.

53 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why didn't Ottoman Empire or North African Barbary States & Pirates showed interest in colonization of America? Both were significant naval powers of the time.

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When and how did the tradition of giving roses/flowers to your loved ones begun?

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how common was it to find ethnic Turks in Western and Central Europe during medieval and early modern periods?

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There are more Muslims in Indian Subcontinent than entirety of Arab population, so why are Muslims associated with Arab stereotype in West?

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How was North African Berber culture before rise of Islam? What religion and unique customs did they practice? Did their society and culture assimilated Islam with ease?	655	AskHistorians
Why is Indian Subcontinent and China so heavily populated as compared to other regions of old world like Europe, Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia?	339	AskHistorians
Was Silk Road a road in modern sense of the word or just collection of different cities and trading posts forming a trading route? Did cities on the way collected customs duty from trading caravans for letting them pass through?	174	AskHistorians
Did crusaders ever came close to threatening Holy cities of Mecca and Medina?	149	AskHistorians
How was the mood back in Britain during India's First War of Independence 1857 (Indian Rebellion of 1857)? Was it compared with American revolution? And how was it viewed by other powers of Continental Europe at the time?	92	AskHistorians
I am one of biggest merchants in during period 1100-1600 AD in Republic of Venice. What would be greatest geographic extent (both land and sea) of my goods being bought and sold both in East and West.	53	AskHistorians
Why didn't Ottoman Empire or North African Barbary States & Pirates showed interest in colonization of America? Both were significant naval powers of the time.	46	AskHistorians
When and how did the tradition of giving roses/flowers to your loved ones begun?	20	AskHistorians
how common was it to find ethnic Turks in Western and Central Europe during medieval and early modern periods?	9	AskHistorians
There are more Muslims in Indian Subcontinent than entirety of Arab population, so why are Muslims associated with Arab stereotype in West?	8	AskHistorians