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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I took a Chinese history course in college since US high school does a piss poor job of teaching anything not western-centric. I can recall at least a half dozen times I was completly shocked by a death toll from a war/rebellion, or just by the sheer madness of the situation.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean? China didn’t exist before the Portuguese!

Sincerely,

A public school student

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Woah woah woah, this Marco Polo erasure will not stand!

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ya the history of China is rough. Basically everyone does great for a minute, lots of art, philosophy, and other neat things. Then everyone dies. Rinse and repeat.