During the time, Europe has skyrocketed forward beyond anyone's expectations. The Dark times had given away to a time of technology and knowledge that snuck up on the other countries, such as China and the Muslim world, who were so focused on the internal problems they had been facing to notice. This had caused them to "fall behind" and fall to the new super power that ruled the new world. However, the Muslim world still conflicted with the West. With the Byzantine Empire no longer able to cushion them from them, they had to face them head on. As they fought, both countires also began to develope more and more in different ways. Both the West and Muslim world changed from 1450 C.E to 1750 C.E., the West in religion and technology, and the Muslim world in architecture and riches.

 After the Black Plauge had wiped away most of their population, Europe was left in a different state. Slowly they would rebuild and led the way to new ideas and science, as well as in introduction of new religions into their society. The Islamic world stuck to traditions of their Muslim religions, Europe had begun to experience religious wars in which Catholic Church and Protestant religion split the country as men began to fight for their beliefs. There were full wars, massacres, people fleeing into exile and martyrs. By 1750, Europe had mostly settled down into the patterns we observe throughout the Industrial period with some nations Catholic, some Protestant and most people able to live and worship in peace.

When the Italians began gainning wealth through the Renissance, so did the Muslim world. They had already been rich in architexture, which was given to them through the Ottomen sultains, who had given them things such as the Taj Mahal and many other bueaitful buildings. These riches that came with the Italians only bettered them. Europe also developed a bit in it's architecture, creating different styles of buildings to fit the new age. Painters began to paint on cielings, and some of the most complicated and beautiful buildings that are icons today.

The West had advanced greatly in their technology during the start of the 15th century. They had finally pulled themselves out of the Black Plauge and were rebuilding. Slowly they would rise to power, as England, Spain, and France began competing with each other to be at the forefront of technology. They were given a drive, and incentive to continue forward. Luckly the rest the world had fell distract with their own internal conflict to ever notice to West. They had just been at the right place at the right time to be given the chance to advance. From there, they opened the way to the Industrial revolution, and a period of scienece which would answer some of life's questions.

Though the West and the Muslim World had their conflicts, they developed in oddly similar yet different ways. They constantly butted heads, however were able to benefit from each other in some way, shape or form. They made riches from each other's sucess, as well as suffered from each other's advantages as well.Though they would continue to fight, they would also continue to grow and become different, individual powers. Those powers we would know today as some of the worlds greatest super powers.






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