A BRIEF HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION

Part I: The First 2500 Years: The River Valleys
Western civilization started in this river valley




and in this river valley



Part II: The Second 2500 Years: The Peninsulas

The two river valleys were conquered by people who came from this penninsula



who in turn were conquered by people who came from this penninsula

who then went on to establish the greatest empire that the world had ever seen.  When that empire declined it was split between people who had originally come from these peninsulas



and people who came from this peninsula



The people who had originally come from these peninsulas



eventually took over most of




which, despite the pretensions of the people who live there, is not a continent, but rather a very big peninsula of this continent



The people who live here




eventually conquered almost all the rest of the world, at least temporarily.

Part III: The Third 2500 Years: The Planets

(to be continued)

A BRIEF HISTORY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

The Americans and the British invented nuclear weapons because they were scared of the Germans.

The Russians developed their own nuclear weapons because they were scared of the Americans.

The French and the Chinese developed their own nuclear weapons because they were scared of the Russians.

The Israelis developed their own nuclear weapons because they were scared of everyone.

The Indians developed their own nuclear weapons because they were scared of the Chinese.

The Pakistanis developed their own nuclear weapons because they were scared of the Indians.

The North Koreans developed their own nuclear weapons because they were scared of everyone.

The Iranians are the first people who want nuclear weapons just as a matter of national pride.