Name: Anonymous 2006-03-09 15:01
It was around the 8th century that the middle east was a massive hub of trade and culture, with great cities of enormous wealth and architecture, a developed system of mathematics and astronomy, and military defenses that were formidable to the europeans in the middle ages.
Why did it all go to shit? Sure the Crusades kicked their ass, but why has the region around Iraq and Afhganistan devolved to third world status? Why can't they regain their advanced culture of trade, education, and science? What would happen if they were brought back to being a culture of math and astronomy with thriving universities?
Why did it all go to shit? Sure the Crusades kicked their ass, but why has the region around Iraq and Afhganistan devolved to third world status? Why can't they regain their advanced culture of trade, education, and science? What would happen if they were brought back to being a culture of math and astronomy with thriving universities?