1) Today, Shia Islam is deeply rooted in Iran. However, the Iranian people had a long tradition of religious evolution towards monotheism. How did Manichaism, Zoroastrianism, and Nestorian Christianity "prepared" Iranians society for Shia Islam?
2) Dr Sanjay Gupta is a household name but his ancestors emerged from a classical Golden Age of Guptas. Who are these ancient Guptas and why was their age so golden? Which world faith did they stabilize and encourage?
3) Did India have a Classical Indian Civilization? What major affinities did both Buddhism and Hinduism have that allowed them to crystallize in the first half of the first millenium C.E.?
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