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Why did Alexander the Great's empire collapse so quickly after he died?

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How did ancient civilizations like the Roman Empire or the Gupta deal with rat infestations?

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I read that West African Nations/Kingdoms sold other West Africans to European slavers from the 1400's to 1807 and most of the slaves European got were obtained this way, is this true? If so how did the West African Nations/Kingdoms enslave so many people within there borders?

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Why didn't Eastern Germanic culture and language (Ostrogoths and Visigoths) survive to the modern era? What happened to it, why did it disappear?

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Did Italy get any sort of punishment after WW2?

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What happened to the Angles, Saxons and Jutes around the Denmark/region of Germany bordering Denmark area? Why aren't their nations around anymore?

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How did the mongols treat conquered cities and towns?

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Why did Japan side with Nazi Germany if Nazi Germany openly racially discriminated against Asians???

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How did hostilities between England and the US end?

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How did Roman sculptures make such realistic lifelike stone sculptures of Roman Emperor's faces? What was their secret to achieving such mastery of sculpting humans?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Alexander the Great's empire collapse so quickly after he died?	18
How did ancient civilizations like the Roman Empire or the Gupta deal with rat infestations?	15
I read that West African Nations/Kingdoms sold other West Africans to European slavers from the 1400's to 1807 and most of the slaves European got were obtained this way, is this true? If so how did the West African Nations/Kingdoms enslave so many people within there borders?	11
Why didn't Eastern Germanic culture and language (Ostrogoths and Visigoths) survive to the modern era? What happened to it, why did it disappear?	8
Did Italy get any sort of punishment after WW2?	7
What happened to the Angles, Saxons and Jutes around the Denmark/region of Germany bordering Denmark area? Why aren't their nations around anymore?	7
How did the mongols treat conquered cities and towns?	6
Why did Japan side with Nazi Germany if Nazi Germany openly racially discriminated against Asians???	6
How did hostilities between England and the US end?	6
How did Roman sculptures make such realistic lifelike stone sculptures of Roman Emperor's faces? What was their secret to achieving such mastery of sculpting humans?	6