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Haha, are you kidding? Dragonsoul Send a noteboard - 08/04/2010 07:59:39 PM
Most of what the Muslims "invented" were just simple rediscoveries they made from the Library in Alexandria, rediscoveries that were initially made by the Greeks and Romans. Without the Islamic invasions into Europe, the burning of Churches and Monasteries, that stuff would never have been lost in the first place.
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I know I just did a survey, but this was too good to pass up. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 12:44:15 AM 868 Views
Myself: World War I. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 12:45:57 AM 742 Views
I don't think it's that simple. Joel - 07/04/2010 12:57:16 AM 691 Views
I see your point. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:02:33 AM 685 Views
Sometimes sooner is better than later. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:10:11 AM 665 Views
True. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:14:45 AM 643 Views
True, one might even say *adding* a war there would've improved things. Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:36:07 AM 646 Views
*nods* A small war is usually preferable to a big war. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:49:06 AM 644 Views
Re: True, one might even say *adding* a war there would've improved things. snoopcester - 07/04/2010 10:48:49 AM 656 Views
I had a teacher with an interesting theory related to that LadyLorraine - 07/04/2010 12:57:49 AM 532 Views
Well, at this time, it was pretty well accepted that Russia wasn't exactly a techinical power. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:04:35 AM 488 Views
The Plague MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 12:52:33 AM 623 Views
Re: The Plague LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:05:35 AM 520 Views
He must be talking about a different plague, but I'm not sure which one, either. *NM* Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:37:32 AM 394 Views
Maybe; there were episodic plague epidemics before and after that time. Joel - 07/04/2010 02:05:18 AM 683 Views
I am talking about one of the plagues not THE plague MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 02:50:25 AM 623 Views
Re: I am talking about one of the plagues not THE plague lyringlas - 07/04/2010 08:45:26 PM 615 Views
I'm so glad you have the time and inclination to type up these replies. *NM* Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:09:22 AM 391 Views
...? lyringlas - 08/04/2010 07:51:14 PM 530 Views
Sounds like he was thanking you for saving him the effort of writing a similar reply. *NM* Legolas - 08/04/2010 09:28:55 PM 411 Views
If that is the case, then great *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 09:30:51 PM 364 Views
OK, think this one's been pretty thoroughly covered in my absence. Joel - 13/04/2010 11:51:16 AM 680 Views
The spread of Christianity LadyLorraine - 07/04/2010 12:55:29 AM 701 Views
Huh. Wild to think about. *NM* LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:06:44 AM 396 Views
Re: The spread of Christianity lyringlas - 07/04/2010 08:47:06 PM 519 Views
Re: The spread of Christianity Camilla - 08/04/2010 09:29:17 AM 540 Views
Why would that have an impact on Judaism? Kronin al'Sulc - 08/04/2010 01:40:47 PM 619 Views
Re: Why would that have an impact on Judaism? Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:42:25 PM 451 Views
But wasn't Christianity the inspiration for a whole era of art? *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 08/04/2010 01:41:34 PM 486 Views
Re: But wasn't Christianity the inspiration for a whole era of art? Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:44:36 PM 669 Views
precisely. LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 05:37:26 PM 641 Views
sorry, didn't see that Lorraine already addressed this. *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 07:55:00 PM 390 Views
The product of Christian inspiration was heavily Hellenistic in origin... lyringlas - 08/04/2010 07:54:12 PM 515 Views
The Partition of India, 1947... *NM* BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 12:59:32 AM 393 Views
Any paticular reason why? *NM* LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:34:54 AM 393 Views
Agreed. *NM* Kylia Skydancer - 07/04/2010 01:59:02 AM 511 Views
The destruction of the Great Library. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:02:59 AM 595 Views
Internet spam sucks indeed. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:08:23 AM 694 Views
We'll never know; makes for fascinating speculative fiction. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:13:49 AM 646 Views
This whole topic is wild, it's something I sometimes think about. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:17:50 AM 630 Views
Ya, that's what makes history so gripping. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:19:54 AM 726 Views
I don't know if that's really true... Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:39:51 AM 644 Views
It wouldn't have been as sudden or extreme. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:58:39 AM 681 Views
"Joel captures Alexandria! The Great Library is destroyed!" *NM* moondog - 07/04/2010 01:08:35 AM 263 Views
NOOOO1111 Joel - 07/04/2010 01:11:33 AM 556 Views
A shame. It's one of the better ones, too. *NM* BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 01:14:20 AM 395 Views
Not in the first two Civs. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:22:43 AM 489 Views
Civ, i love that game... MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 03:01:13 AM 593 Views
Yeah that's one of the small annoying things BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 07:34:52 AM 484 Views
An interesting point MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 02:57:03 AM 651 Views
That's usually my reply to this question too *NM* ironclad - 07/04/2010 11:42:55 AM 363 Views
It's crazy to think that the human knowledge base doubles every 2 years... lyringlas - 07/04/2010 08:49:28 PM 490 Views
Literacy and communication have literally made a world of difference. Joel - 13/04/2010 09:25:45 AM 576 Views
if the giant meteor hadn't destroyed the dinosaurs... moondog - 07/04/2010 01:10:42 AM 559 Views
"FOR" global warming? Now there's a phrase I never thought I'd here! LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:16:04 AM 478 Views
The spread of Islam Dragonsoul - 07/04/2010 01:26:11 AM 656 Views
oh aren't you clever. *NM* LadyLorraine - 07/04/2010 01:47:13 AM 371 Views
There's such a thing as being right for the wrong reasons, though I'm not sure he is. Joel - 07/04/2010 02:12:14 AM 473 Views
Wikipedia is of course not a scholarly source, but all the same... Legolas - 07/04/2010 11:57:01 AM 628 Views
Fair enough. Joel - 07/04/2010 12:51:16 PM 617 Views
I read the Bernard Lewis article referred to at Wikipedia... Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:19:03 PM 603 Views
So it's borrowed propaganda. Joel - 13/04/2010 09:30:39 AM 586 Views
Re: The spread of Islam Camilla - 08/04/2010 09:24:31 AM 694 Views
Haha, are you kidding? Dragonsoul - 08/04/2010 07:59:39 PM 461 Views
Re: Haha, are you kidding? Camilla - 08/04/2010 08:50:33 PM 446 Views
Ask yourself the question... Legolas - 08/04/2010 09:33:33 PM 463 Views
I don't see the connection. BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 08:49:46 PM 638 Views
Re: I don't see the connection. Camilla - 08/04/2010 08:51:21 PM 502 Views
I'd better not touch this one ßelals Girl - 07/04/2010 03:12:00 AM 669 Views
The spread of Judaism. Great Lord of Chaos - 07/04/2010 04:30:37 AM 594 Views
Re: The spread of Judaism. BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 07:31:02 AM 538 Views
I...do not know. Spriteling - 07/04/2010 07:18:13 AM 527 Views
A lot of times, you change one thing, and everything changes- even the things you don't think about. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 12:26:51 PM 491 Views
Amusing that the underlying expectation seems to be more along political history lines Larry - 07/04/2010 12:56:49 PM 716 Views
Considering the way history is taught, is it surprising? *NM* Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:11:03 AM 354 Views
Nope, not really Larry - 08/04/2010 10:24:54 AM 626 Views
Here's one that'll be more to your liking... Legolas - 08/04/2010 10:40:53 AM 463 Views
Yes Larry - 08/04/2010 10:52:11 AM 604 Views
Re: Here's one that'll be more to your liking... Camilla - 08/04/2010 11:58:27 AM 498 Views
Uh... Larry - 08/04/2010 12:11:14 PM 659 Views
Re: Uh... Camilla - 08/04/2010 12:15:20 PM 674 Views
The Devil is always in the details Larry - 08/04/2010 12:29:25 PM 617 Views
Re: The Devil is always in the details Camilla - 08/04/2010 12:32:34 PM 408 Views
Not really Larry - 08/04/2010 01:07:57 PM 578 Views
Re: Not really Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:10:16 PM 496 Views
Only to a degree Larry - 08/04/2010 01:27:22 PM 595 Views
Re: Only to a degree Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:30:12 PM 703 Views
I was into cultural and religious history Larry - 08/04/2010 01:38:24 PM 600 Views
Re: I was into cultural and religious history Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:41:31 PM 470 Views
Ha! Larry - 08/04/2010 01:49:23 PM 630 Views
Re: Ha! Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:51:28 PM 452 Views
I'm really sleep deprived... Larry - 08/04/2010 02:13:20 PM 749 Views
Re: I'm really sleep deprived... Camilla - 08/04/2010 02:19:07 PM 498 Views
Camilla - 08/04/2010 02:52:59 PM 602 Views
Interesting fact of the day for you two... Legolas - 08/04/2010 02:45:15 PM 494 Views
I know Camilla - 08/04/2010 02:46:41 PM 625 Views
It was nice being a "threadkiller" of a different sort Larry - 08/04/2010 10:08:34 PM 501 Views
Quote Pyramids of Destiny FTL *NM* BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 10:16:21 PM 383 Views
Since, surprisingly, no one's pointed it out yet, prehistory/=history. Joel - 13/04/2010 09:52:19 AM 599 Views
me being born mega rich *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2010 02:15:34 PM 501 Views
Joanie Loves Chachi. Tigr - 07/04/2010 03:42:56 PM 554 Views
worse than "afterMASH"?? *NM* moondog - 07/04/2010 03:50:10 PM 348 Views
Worse than "Joey" ? *NM* TaskmasterJack - 07/04/2010 06:48:25 PM 370 Views
If you remember Joanie loves Chachi, you might be too old? StarrBecca - 08/04/2010 12:00:34 AM 480 Views
Re: I know I just did a survey, but this was too good to pass up. lyringlas - 07/04/2010 09:04:02 PM 498 Views
Science getting on the ball in the 40's and making superhumans *NM* fistofpainx - 08/04/2010 05:31:34 AM 422 Views
The spread of peanut butter and jelly. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:12:21 AM 647 Views
I think two spreads that would be better to eliminate would be marmite and vegemite (sp). Avendesora - 08/04/2010 05:30:26 PM 612 Views
The Bread of Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:12:51 AM 638 Views
The dead of Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:13:34 AM 629 Views
The thread of Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:14:15 AM 570 Views
The head of [Roman Catholic] Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:15:21 AM 605 Views
You completely missed the "pick 1" part of the question, didn't you? *NM* Camilla - 08/04/2010 09:26:23 AM 378 Views
Well, techinically, I never said that you couldn't make multible posts, each discussing 1 thing. *NM* LordPerrin - 08/04/2010 05:36:37 PM 353 Views
I'm fairly sure he was just mocking someone's earlier post "just thought it would be interesting..." *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 08:06:56 PM 355 Views
I'm pretty sure of that too. *NM* LordPerrin - 08/04/2010 08:33:46 PM 359 Views
...it's pretty interesting *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 08:35:47 PM 419 Views
just as you thought it would be? *NM* BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 08:44:49 PM 354 Views
My parody. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 10:41:29 PM 583 Views
Re: My parody. Camilla - 09/04/2010 07:29:19 AM 663 Views
The 1987 Rugby World Cup Final Colonel Logain - 13/04/2010 12:23:17 PM 660 Views
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