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Wilbur
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- The Persian empire ruled from Greece to India from 550 - 330BC
- Alexander the Great of Macedonia conquered the Persians with battles of Issus and Guagamela around 330BC
- The Han dynasty of China, tired of paying tribute, went to war with the nomadic people of the west (Xiongnu) and conquered the land all the way to India around 119BC and formally establishing the Silk Road connecting the east to the west
— Feb 18, 2026 05:02PM
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- Alexander the Great of Macedonia conquered the Persians with battles of Issus and Guagamela around 330BC
- The Han dynasty of China, tired of paying tribute, went to war with the nomadic people of the west (Xiongnu) and conquered the land all the way to India around 119BC and formally establishing the Silk Road connecting the east to the west
Jonny
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Pretty interesting so far, gives further context on just how behind Europe was for so long. It puts a dent in a European exceptionalism view. But it does struggle with trying to put more of it on a single region. That being the Middle East rather than acknowledging it’s a global effort that brought great change to the world rather than the effort of one region.
— Feb 17, 2026 08:57AM
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