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Why is the "Black Death" mentioned so often in western history but not Chinese history even though it originated there?

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Did Guan Yu become famous after Romance of the Three Kingdoms was published or was he famous even before that?

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Were the Mongols especially bloodthirsty or brutal compared to other conquerors like Alexander and Napoleon, or is that a misconception?

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Why is education on human atrocities during WW2 always focused on the holocaust, and not other ones like the ones committed by Italy in Africa or Japan in China/Asia, and beyond that the famine and suffering in the British Empire?

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Is there any evidence that Europe was more advanced before the collapse of Rome, or is this just a result of romantic revisionism?

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Why did people start using the 12 hour clock instead of the 24 hour system to denote time?

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Why are Chinatowns so prominent everywhere, essentially becoming legit landmarks, but there are no Germanytowns, Japantowns, Turkeytowns, or Koreatowns?

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How did Byzantium become so weak that the Ottomans easily conquered all their territory until the city remained?

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In Total War: Attila there are axemen units that will throw their axes en masse as a tactic, is this based on historical evidence?

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Why did the Roman Empire never transition into becoming an Italian Empire?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is the "Black Death" mentioned so often in western history but not Chinese history even though it originated there?	368
Did Guan Yu become famous after Romance of the Three Kingdoms was published or was he famous even before that?	236
Were the Mongols especially bloodthirsty or brutal compared to other conquerors like Alexander and Napoleon, or is that a misconception?	152
Why is education on human atrocities during WW2 always focused on the holocaust, and not other ones like the ones committed by Italy in Africa or Japan in China/Asia, and beyond that the famine and suffering in the British Empire?	130
Is there any evidence that Europe was more advanced before the collapse of Rome, or is this just a result of romantic revisionism?	93
Why did people start using the 12 hour clock instead of the 24 hour system to denote time?	82
Why are Chinatowns so prominent everywhere, essentially becoming legit landmarks, but there are no Germanytowns, Japantowns, Turkeytowns, or Koreatowns?	65
How did Byzantium become so weak that the Ottomans easily conquered all their territory until the city remained?	44
In Total War: Attila there are axemen units that will throw their axes en masse as a tactic, is this based on historical evidence?	43
Why did the Roman Empire never transition into becoming an Italian Empire?	36