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 For as long as humanity remembers, people of European origin have dominated history. However, it was not due to any kind of racial or ethnic reason that the Europeans conquered, but more due to a domino effect of sheer luck. The list of reasons for European prosperity is long and various so this article will attempt to talk about the three largest ones; the Crusades, the Plague, and Europe's geography.    First off is the Crusades. The term Crusades itself has to be explained a little because it was a term used for many different wars. There were, of course, the Crusades fought to retake the Holy Land I described in a previous post. There were the Spanish Crusades, or Reconquista as they are more known as, where the Spanish, over a serious of conflicts, pushed the Moores out of Iberia. Of course we can not forget the Northern Crusades, when Europeans marched into the Baltics and Scandinavia to spread Christianity. However, it is this author's firm belief that the Cru...

The societies termed “classical” in antiquity left a great impact on history and the world around them. They did not simply exist, but forced their presence onto the world stage. However, one must first understand what exactly a classical society is. Ancient Greek sculpture meant to show the beauty of the human body. The statue itself is supposed to be of a man in the midst of throwing a discuss. The term “classical societies” is used to describe the ancient civilizations and peoples that rose to prominence, developing works in all types of fields. These fields include literature, art, architecture, mathematics, philosophy, science, government, and even military, along with so many other subjects. Peoples such as the Greeks, Romans, Persians, and Chinese who made such wondrous advances in these fields with things such as roads, aquafers, sculptures, mythology, and so much more. China, India, and Greece especially (and especially in this time) were hot spots for cultural and so...

The world had reached a new age. In a matter of a few centuries, from the mid-1300s to the late 1500s, cross cultural interaction had taken root, and the world was trading and communicating with itself. This age of cross cultural interaction was a rebirth of the world, bringing with it new prosperity as well as new woes that would change the world forever. However, we must first understand the domino effect that led to this change. Genghis Khan as portrayed in a 14th-century Yuna era  album             The Mongols and Turks, two nomadic peoples from the central Eurasian steppe region, conquered much of the known world and created massive empires. The Mongols, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, would conquer much of central Eurasia, East Asia, the Middle East, and even extend into Europe. The Mongol Empire would quickly become the largest land based empire in history. The Turks on the other hand were a people from th...