Current Events > Why is Europe so rich of a continent?

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AmericaTheBrave
08/27/18 8:10:47 PM
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What made Europe so much more successful than other continents and achieve dominance in the world?
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Burgess
08/27/18 8:11:15 PM
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Because they're stealing from Africa.
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andel
08/27/18 8:12:22 PM
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faster development of technology and civilization
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mustachedmystic
08/27/18 8:13:17 PM
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The Chinese were sailing the 7 seas in 100 foot ships while Europe was mired in the dark ages, then they became insular, and isolationist, and everything fell apart.
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Cheese_Crackers
08/27/18 8:16:52 PM
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"Guns, Germs, and Steel" is a book that theorizes about this. The gist is that Europe, Asia and North Africa have the perfect geography and climate for farming, which meant larger settlements and civilizations developed faster. That headstart carried them for centuries. For whatever reason Europe seemed the most keen to conquer other nations.
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Kazi1212
08/27/18 8:17:20 PM
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Taking advantage of the opportunities that were afforded them beyond their control
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SH_expert44
08/27/18 8:19:19 PM
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they knew how to seize the gap
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Questionmarktarius
08/27/18 8:19:22 PM
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Beer
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dameon_reaper
08/27/18 8:20:47 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Beer


I read about how this was actually the start of civilization.
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dameon_reaper
08/27/18 8:24:30 PM
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I'm confused. Are we comparing Europe with China or Britain with China? lol
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