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World History

Lionel Mandrake

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4. I agree that my sig line will be obsolete on Jan. 20.

Reply to Bucky (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 01:58 PM

Nov 2016

On that day, Bush the Simple will be only the second worst.

As for relative power: there is no objective scale. Of course China is and was larger geographically, but there is room for more than one opinion about most of the categories you mentioned (scientific advancement, cultural persistence, etc.). What's undeniably true is that Eurocentric historians have paid too little attention to China.

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The "relative power" comparing ancient Greece w/ ancient China is way way off Bucky Oct 2016 #1

Since we read from left to right, ... Lionel Mandrake Nov 2016 #2

You have until Jan 20th to update your signature line Bucky Nov 2016 #3

I agree that my sig line will be obsolete on Jan. 20. Lionel Mandrake Nov 2016 #4