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> But it is meaningless __to western european cultures__ since they did not write about it __in the dominant languages__ nor they stablished commerce __with eur
by makeitdouble 5y ago
> But it is meaningless __to western european cultures__ since they did not write about it __in the dominant languages__ nor they stablished commerce __with europe__
Added the implicit bits. That doesn’t take anything from your point, I just think having the perspective explicited helps grasp it better.
It will also cover the discussions when ancient China will be found to have had extensive links as well, etc.
- chestertn 5y agoNo, no. To China and the Ottoman Empire as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Discovery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Discovery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_world_maps#After_1492 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_world_maps#After_1492 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_international_trade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_international_trad... It is one of the greatest feats of European civilizations. Don't take that away! Not everything is implicit bias and Eurocentrism.