> Also, that's a pretty Europe centric view. Have you looked at eg China? Culturally damaging events can be restricted to (relatively) small areas of the world

> Also, that's a pretty Europe centric view. Have you looked at eg China? Culturally damaging events can be restricted to (relatively) small areas of the world. Conversely, Mao’s “Cultural Revolution” was also a culturally very damaging event in human history, despite being restricted to one (other) area. The idea that nothing that happened in Europe is relevant because there are other parts of the world, too and that considering an event in Europe to be potentially world-changing is “pretty Europe centric” is one of the reasons that few people outside humanities consider the field any more relevant to reality than, say, string theory. So, yes, stuff happened in China, too. Doesn’t mean that stuff didn’t also happen in Europe and that both stuff happening in China and stuff happening in Europe can affect the course of history.