Goodness Trashcluball, were you brought up on John Wayne films and did you watch 'Gone with the Wind a lot? '

There has been and is ongoing suppression of the truth concerning the art, languages, medicine, etc complexities of cultures outside of Europe.

You should read the book, 'Lies My Teacher Told Me', it'll be an eyeopener, for sure.

So, have you ever asked yourself why Europeans were so desperate to leave Europe and 'settle' on other peoples' lands?

it was because they were suffering famines, diseases, and wars for generations and the Crusades opened their eyes to the immense wealth and much higher living standards of the complex societies they had known little about... but then they slobbered with desire to gain control and capture.