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Why did the Western Roman Empire collapse but not the Eastern Roman Empire?

roman-empire byzantine-empire

dec 4 at 0:34 Yannis Rizos 4,711

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Why are many African nations poor?

africa

feb 7 at 17:09 Jim Thio 1,060

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Why does German money from the 1940s not bear Nazi symbols?

20th-century nazi-germany 1940s

may 15 '12 at 22:40 Joe 2,234

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Were well-connected Germans able to park their sons in Norway during WWII?

ww2 norway

may 17 at 9:55 Yannis Rizos 4,711

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Why the Romans were unable to conquer Germania?

ancient-history europe roman-empire germany 1st-century

jan 21 at 12:31 astabada 2,138

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Did the end of the British Raj in India create an economic loss for Britain?

20th-century economy india british-empire

dec 19 at 12:50 Felix Goldberg 4,713

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When and where did socks become common?

technology culture

jan 15 at 22:54 Gangnus 1,264

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Why did the USSR give Crimea to Ukraine?

20th-century soviet-union ukraine

may 2 at 1:55 Luke 3,007

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Why didn't the silk road run north of the Black Sea?

china trade turkey persia ancient-iran

apr 6 at 8:29 Vasyl 31

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Where did the Romans store their cash?

economy roman-empire ancient-rome banking

dec 4 at 2:09 coleopterist 2,859

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When and how did people begin to consider slavery immoral?

slavery morals

dec 27 at 20:04 Felix Goldberg 4,713

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When was the term “Nationality” first came into use? How did ancient civilizations refer to themselves? By ethnicity?

jan 22 at 1:02 J. Katzwinkel 192

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How does Göbekli Tepe fit into the current picture of society development?

religion civilizations agriculture turkey prehistory

dec 14 at 22:08 Pavel 309

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How would slaves have addressed their masters in Ancient Greece?

ancient-greece language communication

may 19 at 16:26 Elrond 121

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When did the Romans begin using the sword, as opposed to the axe, for decapitation?

law ancient-rome death sword

may 9 at 21:55 Nathan Arthur 181

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Where does the name of the country “Belarus” come from?

middle-ages russia europe

may 10 at 14:20 Tom Au 16.2k

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When did the use of fabricated speeches in historical works go out of fashion?

historiography

jul 14 '12 at 2:56 Evan Harper 613

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Why did Britain and France not declare war against the Soviet Union when it invaded Poland in WW2?

20th-century ww2 poland treaties

jun 11 at 10:27 Voitcus 506

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How many Samurai killed themselves?

japan

apr 18 at 2:33 Riyuke 1

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What was “Greek fire”?

technology byzantine-empire weapons

may 8 at 21:12 aea2o5 48

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What was it like for a coastal village to experience a Viking raid in around the tenth century?

middle-ages europe vikings

may 25 at 6:23 coleopterist 2,859

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How did the Roman state verify citizenship?

ancient-rome roman-empire

2d ago frances murray 31

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Why didn't Japan expand into Ezo?

middle-ages japan

may 14 at 12:45 T.E.D.♦ 13.1k

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Why did native Americans and Europeans mix in South America but not in North America?

north-america south-america ethnicity

jun 3 at 15:56 jjmerelo 69

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Gender Color Association: When did boys become blue and girls pink?

culture

mar 7 at 13:06 Mark C. Wallace 2,826

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Why wasn't San Marino unified with Italy?

europe italy san-marino microstate

dec 31 at 16:44 astabada 2,138

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What are the reasons of the ethnical fragmentation of the Caucasus?

europe culture middle-east language immigration

jan 10 at 19:15 svick 103

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Why did Poland keep Warsaw as its capital instead of returning it to Krakow in the 20th century?

poland

mar 22 at 23:28 kubanczyk 1,828

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Why were the Prague Spring leaders treated more leniently than Nagy and his colleagues?

20th-century soviet-union communism hungary czech-republic

apr 12 at 22:29 Tangurena 217

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French gains after the American Revolutionary War

france diplomacy american-revolution north-america

22h ago T.E.D.♦ 13.1k

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