Some time after Arabs conquered it in the 8th century?When was the last time in history that the majority of Moroccans spoke a Berber language as their mother tongue?
Assuming the bill passes Congress, and assuming the president or anyone else with sanity doesnt veto it and question the sanity of his peers then I see this plan getting sent to Canada, which of course declines to join the Union and tell the British they are a) worried about their southern neighbor, and b) think an invasion is imminent. The two are not mutually exclusive.
I'm asking this question because I've seen estimates that the Berber-speaking population in Morocco is 40%, which implies that the majority of the population spoke it in the recent past.Some time after Arabs conquered it in the 8th century?
Hmm... didnt know it was that high (tucks that bit of information away for future use) in that case it was probably alot more recently. When did Morocco first begin pushing literacy in a big way? That tends to unify language a bit as central government enforce a single written language on the population.I'm asking this question because I've seen estimates that the Berber-speaking population in Morocco is 40%, which implies that the majority of the population spoke it in the recent past.
Assuming the bill passes Congress, and assuming the president or anyone else with sanity doesnt veto it and question the sanity of his peers then I see this plan getting sent to Canada, which of course declines to join the Union and tell the British they are a) worried about their southern neighbor, and b) think an invasion is imminent. The two are not mutually exclusive.
How can I have Italy be considered a non-western country?
Ottomans conquer almost all of Italy and Islamicizes most of the population as a result of migration, conversion, genocide, and the effects of war, plague, and famine. By the time Italy receives its independence, it's not any more western than North Africa is, just a place that once was culturally linked to the West.How can I have Italy be considered a non-western country?
By having a non-christian religion probably. Maybe it reverts to Hellenism, though it's difficult to see how it could survive such a thing surrounded by Christian and Muslim states on all sides. Or maybe it could go Manichean or something like that... or some new Abrahamic religion like maybe they have a new Prophet of their own. That could be a pretty interesting scenario. Imagine a Mohammed like Character that unites the divided peninsula against all odds and they somehow manages to survive any Crusades or Jihads thrown their way.How can I have Italy be considered a non-western country?
If they spread certain animals like Donkeys, Horses and Cattle to the new world that could be pretty significant.WI Guanche, instead being trapped on Canary Islands, became seafaring people, Polynesians (or at least Taino/Caribs) of Atlantic, and settle Macaronesia, perhaps they even cross Atlantic using OTL Columbus' route?
Presuming something after (post)Latin Chalcedonian Christianity got big enough to be considered the main component of 'Western'?How can I have Italy be considered a non-western country?
I think they'd need a lighter re-contact with the outside world, something more than the sporadic contact IOTL. Basically they need to end up like Ireland during the Roman era, which I think is only possible if Roman conquers the remainder of modern Morocco (which probably means a second legion needs to be stationed in North Africa).WI Guanche, instead being trapped on Canary Islands, became seafaring people, Polynesians (or at least Taino/Caribs) of Atlantic, and settle Macaronesia, perhaps they even cross Atlantic using OTL Columbus' route?
The earlier discovery and spread of tagasaste/tree lucerne, a useful fertiliser crop and livestock, would be pretty interesting in the majority of the world.If they spread certain animals like Donkeys, Horses and Cattle to the new world that could be pretty significant.
Question, when did she marry him?What If Queen Elizabeth I had married Lord Robert Dudley, then for whatever reason (the Tudor curse?) was unable to bear any living children?
Who inherits the Throne now if she dies on the same OTL date?
Depends on when Queen Elizabeth dies. If it's around 1560 or so, then it it might be Mary Queen of Scots who inherits, and that might make for a different matrimonial history for Mary, so perhaps a different Stuart Dynasty going forward...Question, when did she marry him?
Also, if she has no children, then James VI & I still inherits.
Why on earth will the Queen of Scots inherit? She's a) Catholic, b) Elizabeth's prisoner, c) convicted for treason, d) French queen consort. NONE of these are appealing traits to Elizabethan EnglandDepends on when Queen Elizabeth dies. If it's around 1560 or so, then it it might be Mary Queen of Scots who inherits, and that might make for a different matrimonial history for Mary, so perhaps a different Stuart Dynasty going forward...