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Did Tengrism in Mongolia survive to the present day, or is contemporary Tengrism a wholly modern Neopagan movement?

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Why are Asian people in the west traditionally depicted as yellow?

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What was Muhammed's religious background prior to the founding of Islam? Was he Christian? Pagan?

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How big was the Arab slave trade in Africa before Europe got involved? Did it have similar detrimental effects to African societies?

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Was Ancient Egypt's climate more lush and fertile than it is today?

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Do we have solid accounts of drug addiction from ancient/medieval history? Besides alcohol, what would people have been addicted to in pre modern times?

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Did Tengrism in Mongolia survive to the present day, or is contemporary Tengrism a wholly modern Neopagan movement?

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Why did so many Catholic authority figures in Rome commission art featuring pagan gods?

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Descriptions of white people by others throughout history?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Tengrism in Mongolia survive to the present day, or is contemporary Tengrism a wholly modern Neopagan movement?	1319
Why are Asian people in the west traditionally depicted as yellow?	81
What was Muhammed's religious background prior to the founding of Islam? Was he Christian? Pagan?	72
How big was the Arab slave trade in Africa before Europe got involved? Did it have similar detrimental effects to African societies?	48
Was Ancient Egypt's climate more lush and fertile than it is today?	47
Do we have solid accounts of drug addiction from ancient/medieval history? Besides alcohol, what would people have been addicted to in pre modern times?	45
Did Tengrism in Mongolia survive to the present day, or is contemporary Tengrism a wholly modern Neopagan movement?	40
Why did so many Catholic authority figures in Rome commission art featuring pagan gods?	12
Descriptions of white people by others throughout history?	5