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European Civilization

Jiang says the Vikings founded or strongly influenced Germany, France, Britain, and Russia, which he identifies as the dominant military and cultural civilizations of the last 500 years.

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Long-run historical interpretation in the 2025-03-04 lecture.

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Jiang says the Vikings founded or strongly influenced Germany, France, Britain, and Russia, which he identifies as the dominant military and cultural civilizations of the last 500 years.

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The Fifth Pillar of the West

2025-03-04, day precision · Civilization #35: The Viking Legacy

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"...will discover is the Vikings either founded or influenced four major European civilizations. They are Germany, France, Britain, and Russia. Now what's interesting is..."

Islam As Proto-Modernity

2025-03-11, day precision · Civilization #37: The Golden Age of Islam

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"...most influential the greatest philosophers in human history who have influenced european civilization obviously he's going to name socrates and plato okay but guess..."

The Viking Memory Machine

2025-03-06, day precision · Civilization #36: Memory of the Norse

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"...future classes this old tradition will go on to influence major European civilization. Specifically the Germans and the British but also the Russians as..."

Dante's Jigsaw Puzzle Of Love And God

2025-01-07, day precision · Civilization #29: Dante's Divine Comedy and the Liberation of the Human Imagination

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"...sorry, of Greek civilization, then Dante is the father of modern European civilization. And the reason why is the divine comedy, because it is..."

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