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Old September 7, 2001, 06:29   #211
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Also, Iceland was the first nation to have some form of a modern parliament...directly influencing british (and american) political systems
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Old September 7, 2001, 07:17   #212
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Not Malta, but the Templars as a civilization would be interesting. Malta was only one of their possesions.
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Yes, you are right. The Middle Ages covers a much earlier period than I was thinking. Malta and Templars...hmmm, I'm gonna start another thread about this kind of thing. If you guys could please come there and teach me some history lessons on them because I know NOTHING about them.

Probably most people lost track of the Korea discussion here anyway, but I suppose I should try to keep it on topic...'lost cause?' LOL
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Old September 7, 2001, 08:12   #214
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Yes, you are right. The Middle Ages covers a much earlier period than I was thinking. Malta and Templars...hmmm, I'm gonna start another thread about this kind of thing. If you guys could please come there and teach me some history lessons on them because I know NOTHING about them
You proved that indeed. Malta was owned by the Hospitaliers, not the Templars.
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Old September 7, 2001, 08:14   #215
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Not Malta, but the Templars as a civilization would be interesting. Malta was only one of their possesions.
Hospitaliers, not Templars. Though the Hospitaliers had many posessions over time, like Rhodes, never at once. When they lost Rhodes they settled in Malta.
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Malta was owned by the Hospitaliers, not the Templars.
I never said anything about them. In fact, I now have a 'unique x-pack' thread going if you'd care to go lay some basic info about them there.
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You said: Malta and the Templars. Well, there is no connection between them whatsoever. Anyway, what info do you need? My ex-gf is Maltese, so I know a bit about the country.
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I said Malta and the Templars just to repeat Ribannas two named civs. I wasn't putting them together (though if they were, i wouldn't know it). If you could please drop by my other thread and just give me a basic run-down on them, I'd appreciate it.

Believe it or not, I kind of want this thread to drop...anybody interested in Korea stuff can still read it.
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Malta was owned by the Hospitaliers, not the Templars.
My mistake. I thought Templars was the general term for these orders, but I stand corrected
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Mark, I'm wondering why you need to make it look like everyone else is an idiot in order to feel good about yourself.

And I agree with Yin, this thread has gone a bit off-topic. Just a wee bit.
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South Korea

Population 1999.............................................. ........46,884,800
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 10,550
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 485.2
Unemployment...................................... ...............................7.9%

Netherlands

Population 1999 ..............................................15,8 07,641
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)...........25,830
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 403.1
Unemployment...................................... ...............................4.1%

Source: www.historycentral.com

In other words, Korea's economy is hardly any bigger than Hollands.
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Note that the Dutch, as a civilization, are larger than just The Netherlands. Add Flanders and the economy is already bigger than that of the combined Koreas.
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O.K. S.Korea's is still bigger by 80.0

Care to do a UNESCO check? Just for fun...
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Hey, Netherlands has 7, too!

NETHERLANDS
1995 Schokland and its surroundings
1996 Defence Line of Amsterdam
1997 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
1997 Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City, and Harbour, Curaçao
1998 D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station
1999 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
2000 Rietveld Schroder House

I'm starting to think that Holland is the S.Korea of the West.
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Note that the Dutch, as a civilization, are larger than just The Netherlands. Add Flanders and the economy is already bigger than that of the combined Koreas.
that's also true. but I have no idea where to get the figures of the GDP of Flanders

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O.K. S.Korea's is still bigger by 80.0
Pretty marginal difference. And considering they have 3 times as many people, I think Holland is doing quite a bit better. Especcially if you look at unemployement and GDP per capita.

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go ahead...hehe

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1995 Schokland and its surroundings
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1997 Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City, and Harbour, Curaçao
1998 D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station
1999 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
2000 Rietveld Schroder House
Yep, I know We got a new one last year.

Though I have to be honest here. Curacao is one of our 6 colonies in the caribien, part of the Netherlands Antilles. Although it's a dutch site (Willemstad was founded by the dutch), you can debate if it can be considered a real part of Holland. All those site listed are build in medieval or colonial times. No ancient sites. (though I have to admit that I have no idea where Schokland is, LOL)

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So we both learned something from this thread I learned that Korea isn't insignificant, and you learned that Holland isn't insignificant

BTW, my uncle has lived in Korea (and China and Britain). I think I'll question him about the country sometime.
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that's also true. but I have no idea where to get the figures of the GDP of Flanders
It's almost 40% of the GDP of The Netherlands.

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Well, Schokland IS an ancient site
Not in the Unesco list so far are the ancient Hunebeds in Drenthe/Groningen.

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It's almost 40% of the GDP of The Netherlands.
Cool We're kicking Korea's ass

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Thanks for the info!

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I know, I've been to several. Strange that their not on the list.
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Korea comes to mind as a nation, not as a civilisation.
But the same goes for virtually all the other so-called civilisations in the game. Almost all of them are like chaff in the wind of history. They rise, they prosper, they decline, they die.
Who thinks that the world today contains 200+ civilisations?

Give me a game with eight genuine civilisations: Chinese, African, European, Middle-Eastern, Indian, Central Asian, SE Asian and Pre-Columbian American.

Why must this game become a nationalist playground?
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Chinese? That doesn't fit with everything else... How about Pacific Island? Or South American?
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Okay, change Chinese to East Asian. That is including China, Korea and Japan.

Pacific Islanders? Can't remember them building any cities. Do correct me if I'm wrong.

Pre-Columbian American IS South American. The Mayans, Incas and Aztecs.

The one I'm least happy about is Central Asian. This is really a mishmash of Russian, Mongol, Kazan and some other little-known about empires. It could convincingly be split between East Asian, Middle Eastern and European. Perhaps European could be split into Mediterranean and Northern European instead. Or Western and Eastern.
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You have SE Asian and *East* Asian... O.K. if not S. Americans, N. American Natives - Inuits (Aleutians), Cherokee, etc. I think Mayans were more Central American than anything...
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Sandman- Pacific Islanders may not have had many huge cities, but some (Rapa Nui) were accomplished enough to build a near WoW. The huge stone statues on Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua/ Easter Island) are quite impressive and probably should be included in the wonder list in some form.

Also Pre-columbian American does not equal South American. Pre-columbian American encompasses ALL American civs that existed prior to Columbus' arrival. Also, the Maya and Aztecs aren't South American civs. They're in North America.
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This subject needs it's own thread. I'll go and make one.
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So we both learned something from this thread I learned that Korea isn't insignificant, and you learned that Holland isn't insignificant. BTW, my uncle has lived in Korea (and China and Britain). I think I'll question him about the country sometime.
Indeed. This thread has a happy ending. I hope to visit Holland, actually. I was in Denmark for a few weeks and loved the landscape and the bread I ate at a small bakery (oh, and the nude beach)...I imagine the Netherlands as similar, but perhaps I am wrong. Are you familiar with the Dana Cup? A soccer tournament. I believe we played in Copenhagen.

BTW, if your uncle lived in Korea more than 15 years ago, be prepared to hear about what a wasteland it is. LOL! Then again, maybe he enjoyed it.
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Denmark is quite a nice country. Have you been to Lego Land? That's a blast Anyway, my uncle lived their in the early 90s when he working for Shell. 1991-93 Britain, 1993-1995 Korea, 1995-1997 China, 1997-99 Britain, 1999-2001 USA. Haven't seen him in a while sadly.
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Because for a brief, shining moment, they were the most feared civilizations in the world. The Mongols have had, to this day, the largest land empire EVER in the history of the world.
Sorry to disappoint you Imran but the British and not the Mogols had the largest land empire in the History of the world. The British Empire was larger both in square miles and it had a much larger population. The Mogols did run a sizable empire for a while though....
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Is that true?!?
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Also Oerdin, the Mongol empire never came near the British in terms of unity and coordination. Although it was a remarkable achievment for its time, it was to fragmented to last.
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Ok, here's a start. Did some checking on the Vikings...and they were far from being barbaric and disruptive as you said. Feel free to respond.
I have to agree with you Mark; the Vikings were fearous warriors who plunder a path across Europe big enough to drive a fleet of Caddiliacs through, however, they where also the biggest maritime commercial powers in the world at the time. They are the first civ (that we have proof) that crossed the Atlantic ocean plus they established colonies in Normandy (which later conquer England), Iceland, Greenland, Britain, Vineland (now called Labrador), and several other islands in the northern Atlantic. They also developed their own Runic alphabet and a mytholgical system that was so influential we still see in a daily baise... literally daily... as in the days of the week. That's right the several of the English days of the week are named after Viking Gods.
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Also Oerdin, the Mongol empire never came near the British in terms of unity and coordination. Although it was a remarkable achievment for its time, it was to fragmented to last.
Huh? The Mongol Empire was more unified and coordinated then the British Empire? So I guess the Mongols could coordinate their forces using telegraph lines, telephones, radio, and television? I suppose the the Mongol Empire lasted for 300 plus years? Oh, wait... the mongols fell apart way before that didn't they? I guess they weren't more unified then, huh?
It's also interesting to note that the last part of the Mongol to fall apart was the Mogul Empire in northern India (the Moguls where the Mongols who converted to Islam and ruled north India). The British wiped the moguls out and totally destroyed their Empire. I guess that proves who was more coordinated and unified. Doesn't it?
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