Recent content by zraith

Second batch. I redid the Spread of Judaism, didn't like how the previous one came out. Phoenician Trade & Colonization Kingdom of David and Solomon 10th century BC The Kingdoms of Isreal and Judah Spread of Judaism ~200 AD Spread of Christianity 200-300AD Diffusion of Greek...

10 million or so individuals is not something that should/would be considered a colony, but an actual functioning territory either independent or a vessel/dependency. As for retaining Siberia, it all comes down to who is able to enforce their claim, not the number of people living in the area...

Recently I was going through history books in a book store for used books and came upon book (Atlas of Ancient History 1700 BC - 565 AD by Michael Grant) that while slightly old, was published in 1983, had a variety of maps on different subjects of the Ancient world with a primary focus on the...

Haha, was farfetched even to me. Though I am curious what the time scale would have been if the incident that caused Russia to conquer it didn't occur. Several more years or decades before it falls?

What about the continued existence of the Khanate of Sibir?

I think the reason it took so long for Japan to colonize Hokkaido is social norms that developed to limit it and possible decrees/laws. The opposite of what US did in colonizing "the West," without the backing of the US government it would have taken a lot longer for settlers to spread towards...

Three years? François II died in 1569, succeeded by François III who died in 1576 who was succeeded by Henri II. Unless this is about royal succession on an international level? Henri II showing that he's a schemer and has talent in intrigue, worrying news to those that would prefer France...

The darker orange color is "Extent in the middle of the 20th century." The lighter orange is "Disappearance (vanish/extinct) in the 18th and 19th century."

New York City and the surrounding area might not become as important as OTL depending on the geopolitics of the area and national/economical politics of whichever TL. The construction of the Erie Canal was what allowed New York City to become what it is today.

There is also the split of interest that would occur once the Age of Colonization matures. With the Imperial seat in around Antwerp, the Emperor would probably be increasing focused with colonial lands and would want to pass measures that would benefit them. This would probably not go over well...

It could be also that since the Imperial seat is in the Dutch/Flemish area, the language is adapted as the court/bureaucratic language that spreads inwards into Germany.

I never said anything about technological progress. Though large states do stagnate (modern technology has probably derailed this or slowed it down considerably, but if you want an example of it in the modern age look at the business sector) and having more states does increase competition...

I disagree with the reasoning that small states are just buffer states. It's these small states that have throughout history brought along the greatest changes to their locations. Large states prefer status quo and stability, small states tend to embrace change and instability as its through...

The Spartan city-state for the first category and Athens for the second category. Take that Athens.

I don't think that there is a way either biological or technological that could prevent misogyny from arising. You'll have to focus on the cultural aspect and with this you might need to have a very early POD. Misogyny probably began when large population centers (ex. cities) started to...