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May 2 |
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How did it happen that countries and cities got different names in different languages? Some names also used to be subject to translation, see history.stackexchange.com/questions/8486 |
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May 1 |
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Have any of the Presidents of France taken advantage of its co-princeship of Andorra in a significant way? According to wikipedia, the current Constitution of Andorra were adopted in 1993. French presidents were co-princes long before that. |
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Apr 28 |
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Did New Imperialism differ in nature from earlier Imperialism? British India and Dutch East India (Indonesia) were colonized during "old imperialism" era, but the population were mostly local. |
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Apr 28 |
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Why did so many rulers want to aquire more land? are you sure that Old Imperialism was that simple? |
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Apr 26 |
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Was Hitler's genocide of the Jews “different” from other mass killings? voted for reopen. |
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Apr 26 |
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Was Hitler's genocide of the Jews “different” from other mass killings? @Drux I changed it to "effective", can't think of a better word to convey the meaning. Feel free to edit again if you have a better alternative |
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Apr 26 |
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The practice of translating foreign monarch's or noble's name @DarekWędrychowski you're right, they are translated to English in English text. I supposed there are parallels in other languages (as you and Anixx seemed to hint), but my question is based on my observation in English texts |
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Apr 22 |
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Why are the democracies of France, Israel and India rated “Flawed Democracies”? why do you think Israel and India are "world's successful democracies"? |
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Apr 18 |
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Why did the scutum fall out of use? I think what he means is the use in conventional battles |
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Apr 16 |
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Most fought over piece of land? Do you mean Troy? Isn't the Trojan War just mythology? |
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Apr 16 |
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Most fought over piece of land? what's Troa (mentioned in your answer #5)? |
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Apr 4 |
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Language of early French (West-Frankish) kings language changes over time. Modern French were not spoken during this period |
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Apr 1 |
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When was the earliest recorded battle with the usage of gunpowder as an offensive weapon? Which event does "the siege of Mecca in 690AD" refer to? |
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Mar 31 |
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Were there biological weapons used in WW1? what is your definition of "biological weapons"? |
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Mar 24 |
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Why do Spaniards have their lunch and dinner so late? @fledermaus I'm not saying it will determine the meal time to the second, but the position of the sun does influence human's natural scheduling, including meal times |
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Mar 15 |
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Who were the Catholic popes before Francis I who used names not of Latin, Greek or Jewish origin? just curious, which popes have Jewish names? |
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Mar 11 |
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The value of spice trade during the age of exploration any reason for downvote? |
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Mar 9 |
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Why the name “Persian Gulf” has changed to “Arabian Gulf” or “The Gulf” in some of medias recently? You were referring to the text in Google Maps, and they certainly didn't change the name (the main name is still Persian Gulf), they just added another name that other people may recognize it with. Maybe in Arabic people tend to refer to it that way, I don't know. |
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Mar 9 |
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Why the name “Persian Gulf” has changed to “Arabian Gulf” or “The Gulf” in some of medias recently? What do you mean by "correct" name? Names of geographic places are normally determined by conventions or customs, there is no "historical evidence" needed. |
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Feb 26 |
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Why have officers in the U.S. army tended to “top out” at the level of Major? do you mean, historically? In which era? |
