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How "advanced" was the Islam world compared to the Christian Medieval Europe (c. 7th-12th century)?

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The Catholic Church held all its rites in Latin until Second Vatican Council. Was it an intentional obscurantism?

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How exactly was slavery status of a newborn "calculated" in the US?

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How did Vatican come to accept democracy rather than divine-right monarchies?

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Jean Valjean's miserable life: when did France cease to condemn prisoners to hard labor (rowing) and give them an "ex-convict" yellow passport?

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How did navies spot enemy landing navy before late 19th century?

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How fast were the gas stations built in the early 20th century US? Was there chain shops providing standardized oil and giving the same service everywhere?

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PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs' statement: The American Genocide of the Indians--How much of it is true?

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Newest consensus on whether the Ming/Qing China was predominantly an atheist/agnostic civilization?

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In the Crown, the British Royalty seems to inform themselves frequently from TV and sometimes from newspaper. Did/do they have a faster private source (or hotline) that keeps them better informed than the public?

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How "advanced" was the Islam world compared to the Christian Medieval Europe (c. 7th-12th century)?	1585	AskHistorians
The Catholic Church held all its rites in Latin until Second Vatican Council. Was it an intentional obscurantism?	569	AskHistorians
How exactly was slavery status of a newborn "calculated" in the US?	364	AskHistorians
How did Vatican come to accept democracy rather than divine-right monarchies?	122	AskHistorians
Jean Valjean's miserable life: when did France cease to condemn prisoners to hard labor (rowing) and give them an "ex-convict" yellow passport?	43	AskHistorians
How did navies spot enemy landing navy before late 19th century?	42	AskHistorians
How fast were the gas stations built in the early 20th century US? Was there chain shops providing standardized oil and giving the same service everywhere?	39	AskHistorians
PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs' statement: The American Genocide of the Indians--How much of it is true?	35	AskHistorians
Newest consensus on whether the Ming/Qing China was predominantly an atheist/agnostic civilization?	35	AskHistorians
In the Crown, the British Royalty seems to inform themselves frequently from TV and sometimes from newspaper. Did/do they have a faster private source (or hotline) that keeps them better informed than the public?	30	AskHistorians