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yes, it was. the first industrialization started in the middle 18th century though, so not sure what your point is.
by 411111111111111 6y ago
yes, it was.
the first industrialization started in the middle 18th century though, so not sure what your point is.
- coldtea 6y agoProbably that already in the "middle 18th century" it was close to a billion people (and in any case, many more than low thousands: hundreds of millions). Heck, ancient Athens alone (a single Greek city) had a population in the "low thousands" in 500 B.C.
- detaro 6y agoThere is no point in the past 2000 years where world population is estimated to be "hundreds of thousands".