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Czechia is today highly irreligious - one of the leading irreligious countries in the world and certainly leading in Europe in this respect, and this contrasts notably with its neighbouring countries, including Slovakia, with which it shares recent history. What are the historical reasons for this?	64	AskHistorians
How come the Greeks, who defined themselves in opposition to everyone else (the barbarians, that originally included the Romans), ended up calling themselves Romans for many centuries, including during all of the Middle Ages? Did they lost their identification as "Hellenic" people during this time?	56	AskHistorians
How did Aramaic become so successful? It was a lingua franca of a vast geographical area for many centuries. The Arameans were not a powerful entity with colonies, huge expansionist military campaigns, or significant cultural influence, unlike the success behind Latin, Greek or Arabic	47	AskHistorians
I hear in the 1980s - and remember some of it as a child - placing personal ads in newspapers and magazines was a common way of meeting a potential partner. Was this quite widespread as dating or hook-up apps are today, or was it a marginal thing, even looked down upon?	43	AskHistorians
There are attempts to discuss WWI in popular culture as a war where there was no "clear evil side", meaning between the adversaries the reasons for going into war come down to imperialistic pursuits? What is your assessment of such comments?	34	AskHistorians
In Dead Souls, Gogol describes the sale of serfs in exchange for money, completely independent of the land they work on. Was this satirical only and would have been recognised as such by the contemporary readers or was it an established practice equivalent to slavery?	29	AskHistorians
The Venetians almost destroyed the Parthenon in 1687 fighting the Ottomans. Was this an accident or is there evidence that they knew what they were doing - meaning they were aware of the ammunition held in it - and still proceeded with their plan?	26	AskHistorians
Reagan's public policies or lack thereof are considered to be directly responsible for many people's lives, victims of AIDS in the US. If the American administration under Reagan was inefficient in their response, what was the level of response internationally, especially in wealthier countries?	24	AskHistorians
The Middle Ages were a time of great technological advancements, for instance in civil engineering and architecture. Why was the term Dark Ages applied to this period and is it still used by historans?	22	AskHistorians
In ancient Rome (the city) was it common to see women of all social classes in the streets? Or was it mostly working women, with the wealthy women confined at home? Would there have been considerably more men in the streets, markets, and public buildings and forums?	19	AskHistorians

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