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Yes, there are things to criticise, but I don't recall it offering a reason to bet on the very western edge of Europe over (say) the Ottomans.
by iguy 6y ago
Yes, there are things to criticise, but I don't recall it offering a reason to bet on the very western edge of Europe over (say) the Ottomans.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoBasically it said why to bet on Eurasia over the Americas, as I recall.
- dane-pgp 6y agoWell, it would be surprising if the Ottomans had discovered and colonised the Canary Islands (not to mention Cape Verde or the Azores), which were used by Columbus in his voyages to the Americas. I suppose the question is why wasn't there an empire that spread across the European continent at the time of Columbus.