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if the ancient chinese were such an advanced civilization, why have they not been a world power until recently?
according to wiki, they are the source of many major inventions, including the compass, paper and printing, gun powder.
they understood physics concepts two thousand years before the greeks.
so why is it that they were a 3rd world country until recently?
according to wiki, they are the source of many major inventions, including the compass, paper and printing, gun powder.
they understood physics concepts two thousand years before the greeks.
so why is it that they were a 3rd world country until recently?