Comments by "Jim Luebke" (@jimluebke3869) on "Understanding Chinese Civilization." video.

  1. "China is just Han society with nomads coming in to conquer once in a while" Europe is just Roman society with nomads coming in to conquer once in a while. Yes, the Germans were "just nomads."
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  2. "China had no religious wars" Aside from the Taiping rebellion, the Yellow Turban rebellion, and arguably all of Communism. Also, Marco Polo talks about a) heavy Christian influence in the court of the Khan, and b) frequent plots to g*no*id* Christians and Muslims. After Marco Polo's time, we see little or no influence of either of those religions in Chinese government. What are we to make of that?
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  3. "They were all around at the same time as China" That's like saying they were all around at the same time as Britain, or at the same time as Europe. China is a geographical description, and to some limited extent a cultural one. Just because from time to time different imperial houses arise that can claim to give orders to far-flung peoples, doesn't mean the is any more continuity there. In fact, the fatality rate of Chinese civil wars arguably means there's less continuity.
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