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Did Old Kingdom use bronze to shoe their horses?

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When did modern tax structures develop enough to maintain professional police, fire, etc.? Are there any (ancient) examples that radically predate that development?

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What was the equivalent of a shotgun wedding ... before shotguns?

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Did any of the non-Nile-basin African empires develop the chariot?

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Did the constitutional rights, both theoretically, and practically of US citizens & states expand or contract in the 50 years after WWII compared to the 50 years prior?

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So... what ever happened with Samuel Pepys' bladder stone?

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How similar to ancient China's Imperial government was Deng Xiaopeng's power base?

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Why didn’t subsaharan Africa benefit from the lack of a hegemon in the early modern period, like Europe did?

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Are there any mythologies or legends surviving from the Sanxingdui?

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In the late Bronze Age, how many people would a Greek wanax rule vs a "regular" king? Are there any direct attestations of the resources available to a LBA Greek wanax?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Old Kingdom use bronze to shoe their horses?	7
When did modern tax structures develop enough to maintain professional police, fire, etc.? Are there any (ancient) examples that radically predate that development?	7
What was the equivalent of a shotgun wedding ... before shotguns?	6
Did any of the non-Nile-basin African empires develop the chariot?	6
Did the constitutional rights, both theoretically, and practically of US citizens & states expand or contract in the 50 years after WWII compared to the 50 years prior?	6
So... what ever happened with Samuel Pepys' bladder stone?	6
How similar to ancient China's Imperial government was Deng Xiaopeng's power base?	5
Why didn’t subsaharan Africa benefit from the lack of a hegemon in the early modern period, like Europe did?	5
Are there any mythologies or legends surviving from the Sanxingdui?	5
In the late Bronze Age, how many people would a Greek wanax rule vs a "regular" king? Are there any direct attestations of the resources available to a LBA Greek wanax?	5