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Pedantic quibbling: is "ancient societies" a proper designation for 15th century Europe?
by WaltPurvis 8y ago
Pedantic quibbling: is "ancient societies" a proper designation for 15th century Europe?
- holstvoogd 8y agoonly if you consider the 15th century the very distant past. へ‿(ツ)‿ㄏ
- evincarofautumn 8y agoAs far as some people are concerned, it was ~8–10% of the Earth’s entire history ago, instead of 0.0000001% of it.
- ChuckMcM 8y agoI have heard people discuss 19th century America as an "ancient society". Personally I'm all for calling anything between the Sumerians and the last Pharaoh of Egypt ancient but then the Denisovans and Neanderthals feel left out.