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Karatekan t1_jd8mtc0 wrote

The Mediterranean and the Near East had comparable populations for most of their history. It was only really after the 1600’s that India and China truly diverged and Europe became the population center in the West.

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Suryansh_Singh247 t1_jdc6q1n wrote

Europe was never the population center of the world. Economic center yes, but not population.

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