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>> Add in the importation of gunpowder from China But why wasn't China able to take advantage of gunpowder? They invented it. They had the worlds most powerful
by rufus_foreman 4y ago
>> Add in the importation of gunpowder from China
But why wasn't China able to take advantage of gunpowder? They invented it. They had the worlds most powerful navy at a point in time that they also had the advantage of gunpowder.
But Europe ended up with all the power. How did that happen?
- slyall 4y agoThat story is enough for a whole collection of books... But one explanation is that China didn't see the need to grow or improve their technology. They could afford to stay stagnant or even suppress technology because they didn't have major threats from nearby states. Whereas if France/Britain/Italy/etc had done the same they would have been conquered by their neighbors.