Why a advanced civilization emerged in the West, instead of China?

China was so big and strong that it was not challenged enough throughout it's history. European nations were rivals all the time and had to make up new shit.

>>130557067
So the fall of Rome was beneficial for us?

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>>130556701
>>130557067
Are you two fucking stupid? China has consistently been one of those most advanced nations until the modern era.

They were protectionist isolationists, due to the mongol horde just north of them. The mongol horde that was notorious for toppling civilizations numerous times throughout history.

Yet the Chinese held out for a couple thousand of years until they finally crumbled.

>>130557067
Using that flag makes you a fucking faggot if you aren't also killing jews irl.

>>130557491
>They were protectionist isolationists
yeah that's the problem. in Europe with many equally strong competing nations that was not a possibility. industrial revolution happened because of that.

that's unironically my nation's flag. killing jews or not.

>>130557386
yes, in the long run probably.

>>130557491
Yet the industrial revolution has started in Europe. West has been the center of world since early modern time until the end of XX century.

>>130557386
The black death was also beneficial.

>>130557067
>>130557491
You clearly never read a history book before. China got conquered many, many times. The last dynasty in China was ruled by foreigners. You know that Li Mu Bai pigtail hairstyle? That was literally forced on all Chinese males by their Manchu overlords to mark the domination of the Chinese. Chinese history always alternated between ruling themselves and being ruled by foreigners.