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Chapter 641 I’m just an ordinary high school student studying magic.

Black Cat asked Ye You to elaborate.

After all, if history can get high scores, it’s also a high score.

Don't treat history as a subject.

Take history as a guide. In fact, many great people are familiar with history.

The most important angle to understand something is also the historical process.

If it weren't for the dimensional value required to log in to a different-dimensional network, Ruri-chan would never care about this bit of integrity.

Regarding the important role of the Medici family in the Renaissance.

And why did Renaissance Ye You say it was actually sensuality?

"Aozora: In 1434, the Medici family was just one of several private banks in Florence, competing with each other. No one could defeat the other."

The reason why Medici was able to stand out from several private banks in Florence and become the financial hegemon in Europe at that time.

Because the old Medici discovered an important trick.

If finance is to become bigger, it will not work without the support of rights.

He funded a cardinal to run for the pope.

When the cardinal became pope, he rewarded him by appointing the Medici Bank as the agent of the Roman Church, which immediately expanded his credibility.

All nobles and kings borrowed money from it.

This is how the Medici family emerged.

This step made them more aware of "Wealth is power".

But they don’t have an army in their hands, what should they do?

Then someone from your own family might as well become the pope.

What happened to this process?

It’s about supporting artists.

Because the original believers were against the corruption of Greek and Roman mythology, the early believers all lived a life of austerity, just like the ascetics.

At that time, Italian citizens and secular intellectuals were extremely disgusted with the theocratic status of Catholicism and its hypocritical asceticism. On the other hand, there was no mature cultural system to replace Catholic culture.

The Medici family funded artists and instantly gained the support of a large number of powerful people.

Therefore, the Renaissance we see now is actually a bourgeois art.

The Medici family served as four popes, the most famous of which was Leo X.

He was a dandy who built Petersburg Cathedral and invited the famous Renaissance painter Raphael to paint for him.

The little boy was paraded covered in gold dust and then poisoned to death.

The extravagant life has consumed all the savings of several lifetimes and turned it into a black hole of debt, just like the United States today.

what to do? Issue bonds. Issue debt to fill the hole.

What kind of debt is issued?

Atonement coupons.

It turns out that as a believer, you have to donate one-tenth of your property to the church, and you have to accept the judgment of the end of the world before you die to have a chance to go to heaven.

If you buy my coupon now, the loving Pope will guarantee that you can go to heaven in advance now. How nice.

But he offended a tough guy, a German priest, Martin Luther, and triggered the religious reform movement.

Thirty years of religious wars split the Protestant religion.

"Chiba's Fallen Holy Black Cat: Wait, wait. That's enough."

I digress.

Liuli looked at the last question again.

"Chiba's Fallen Holy Black Cat: What is the reason and historical significance of Columbus's geographical discovery?"

"Asuna: The reason is probably because they have an adventurous spirit and a yearning for freedom, and they uphold the great pioneering spirit of mankind?"

"Aozora: Huh?"

free?

Adventurous?

Great gumption?

Can you stop making trouble?

"Aozora: Why did Columbus sail westward? What was the origin of the adventure in the West?"

——From war.

But now they have a different explanation. They are said to have individualism and the spirit of pursuing freedom.

hehe.

In fact, it is to put gold on one's face.

Why did Columbus sail west?

To put it bluntly, Europe at that time was beaten to its knees by the Ottoman Empire, that is, the Turks pressed them to the ground and rubbed them.

The Turks captured Constantinople in the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), cut off the traditional Silk Road, and forced the Western trade center to move from Italy on the Mediterranean coast to the Atlantic Ocean, to previously marginalized countries.

Who are those fringe countries?

Portugal, Spain.

Then there are the UK and the Netherlands.

Therefore, there are two reasons for the great geographical discoveries in the West.

One is the Black Death in the West. Due to excessive urbanization, the "plague" was rampant and one-third of the population was wiped out, resulting in an acute shortage of labor. The severe shortage of labor not only discouraged the restoration of the population, but also resorted to external expansion.

The second reason is what was just mentioned. After the defeat of the war, the Eastern Roman Empire and Constantinople were occupied by Turkey, which changed the waterway of the World Trade Center. From the Silk Road on the road, we need to find a new Maritime Silk Road. road. Only then did the Portuguese cross the Cape of Good Hope and find a trade channel between India and China. Then came Columbus's bold attempt.

"The prince who bears the fate of eternal wind: I see. No wonder the Turks are so miserable now and the entire Middle East is in such chaos. It turns out there are profound historical reasons."

Koro-sensei was once a killer with no emotions. Which chaotic area has he not been to?

Europe was badly beaten by the Turks in the past, but now that it has become its master, it naturally does not benefit from them.

"Aozora: Of course, the great geographical discovery must have its positive significance. But now under the false propaganda of the West, only the positive ones can be seen, and even the positive ones are overly exaggerated. This is disgusting."

But think about it on the other hand, isn't it a consistent practice in the West to beautify one's own sins and shame, and to vilify the glory and great achievements of hostile forces?

The purpose is very simple, which is to output values.

Just like the Marvel series of movies currently shot in Hollywood, the spirit of Captain America and the pursuit of freedom.

Whether it’s Captain America or Iron Man, as long as you like them, you accept their values.

Why is a Chinese so obsessed with Captain America? What kind of heroes are you pursuing? Why pursue American culture?

Isn’t China’s five thousand years not enough for you to boast about?

Ye You is very confused.

This change is subtle and very scary.

Professor King, who has studied the United States for more than 20 years, once said that there are four pillars that support the United States.

One is high technology,

The second is a powerful army,

Three periods of dollar hegemony.

The fourth one is something that everyone can feel anytime and anywhere, it is also the most subtle and the most terrifying one - Hollywood.

No way, Hollywood movies are just good to watch.

But Hollywood is different from other entertainment and film industries. It is no longer simply a film and entertainment industry, but a political tool to export American values ​​to the world.

"Chiba's Fallen Holy Black Cat: Thank you very much. I didn't expect this old thief to be quite familiar with history."

"The prince who bears the fate of the eternal wind: What is mentioned above is not simply history. History can often be used as a formula to answer the current situation."

"Aozora: I don't know anything about history, society, or economy. I'm just an ordinary high school student studying magic."

"Aozora: Most of the above opinions come from a self-taught economics teacher who studies nuclear physics."

"Aozora: But, Black Cat, what do you want to thank me for?"

The black cat happily filled up the test paper without answering.

"hey-hey."

But within a few days, the black cat will bite the bullet.

Because, the history exam,

0 marks.

Damn it, even if you answer the multiple choice questions and fill in the blanks correctly, you will get 0 points.

Ganta meow!