[decimon]

Pepper population ping.

[Rockingham]

Europe benefited from a combination of factors that spurred its development and expansion into the world: many navigable rivers; ready access to the sea; faith that placed great stock in individual effort as the path to salvation; a tradition of experiment and innovation; and intense and competition and conflict between rival cities, kings, countries, merchants, religious denominations, and ethnic groups.

[SunkenCiv]

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	Gods Graves Glyphs	Thanks decimon. The colonizing countries also had better weapons, effective navies, and industrial revolutions. To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother, and Ernest_at_the_Beach
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[wildbill]

It’s the “I want” theory of history...as in I want what you have.

The theory works for every conquered civilization that fell to another.

Right now you can see it translated as “All your stuff belong to us.”