A Different World
Not based in history. AT ALL. Don't mistake me here when I say this was just an interesting Alternate Universe that caught my attention.
Note: Read the summary: HISTORICAL AU. THIS DIDN'T REALLY HAPPEN.
Here was my prompt:
What would have happened to the world had Europe not been a major power.
The obvious: The Americas, Asia, India, and Africa would not have been conquered.
But, who would have in their stead? My answer was China.
India might have become the center of the Renaissance, and the Middle East, or "Holy Lands" would not have been controlled by Europe.
And who would have discovered America? Japan.
And Russia? Well, he's Russia- he can live through just about anything.
The not-so-obvious: America, being the underdog, would eventually want to be a major power as well. Thus, Europe would be conquered. I find it ironic that America would colonize England.
Think of it in modern terms:
China/Asia= modern day Europe
India/Middle East= Modern day Mediterranean.
Europe= Modern day Middle East/Africa
America= Modern Day America- with more Japanese influence and no English influence.
Canada= Who?
jk JK
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There was nothing left for any of them. It was a desolate land, filled with the dead and the dying.
It was hard to believe that they had once been strong, unstoppable Europe.
Little Italy clutched onto his brother, Romano.
Now… it was 1353.
The only kingdom who hadn't been majorly affected was Poland. But he was no help, trying instead to keep his kingdom strong.
Hungary was sick. Austria was sick. The Czechs, Slavs, Serbs, Croats, and Yugoslavs were sick….
Neutral states were sick, Empires were sick, kingdoms were sick.
Europe was sick.
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All that was left in the place of once great kingdoms were the Teutonic Knights, who still walked the countries and kingdoms. Only to see that nothing was left.
China, all of Asia, in fact was sick- but they were getting over it.
Russia, his siblings, his underlings were all sick.
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia.
Belarus, Ukraine.
Romania, Moldova, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia.
Netherlands, Belgium.
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland.
Spain, France, Portugal, all the Germanic Tribes.
Holy Roman Empire, Prussia, as he was starting to be called these days.
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland.
They had to leave Iceland all alone, lest they make him sick as well.
Greece, the Ottoman Empire.
Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria.
And that didn't even include everyone.
The Holy Lands and the rest of the world were sick, but not nearly as bad.
They called it the great plague, the great pestilence, or if one wanted to be fancy, "Great Mortality," but it was a Scandinavian country who aptly named it for what it had become.
The Black Death
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India was among the first to bounce back. He saw his chance to break off from under the now-weak kingdoms of the continent, and became a sovereign state.
He was able to return to the life he had enjoyed before. He returned to his roots, the way his father had lived before his untimely death.
Had this occurred in Italy, the now-weak nation, it would have been called the Renaissance.
But, as it occurred in the Hindi nation, it was referred to as 'Punarjanma', or पुनर्जन्म.
The Middle East also broke free from European control, and became a place of learning and wisdom.
The Jewish, learning that no one could really stop them at this point, created themselves a state for their glory. Israel was finally a nation.
Christianity was somewhat left behind by the reintroducing of Judaism, but it was never forgotten.
Egypt, who was bouncing back at a slower rate, had no choice but to leave behind his mother's ways in the sweeping of the new religions. Hinduism became common, as did Buddhism.
Greece's rivalry with the Ottoman Empire was all but forgotten. They clutched to each other as their nations were taken over by Libya, Egypt, and the small, but power-hungry Israel- who already was gaining control of the Middle East.
Libya and Egypt were in control of Africa, moving their reaches far down the continent as they expanded their Empires.
But, knowing the streets of the fallen kingdoms and empires of Europe were littered with the dead, and the plague infested lands were worthless.
They left Europe as a quarantine zone, only visiting the small islands in Italy on occasion.
Africa became a symbol of development, and sophistication. The young nations inside the house of Libya and Egypt were developed to their full potential.
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Centuries passed. It was now the 1600's.
Technology inmproved greatly. Now the countries that were in charge set their sights overseas, where there were undiscovered lands just waiting to be found.
Europe was starting to come back, but invasion and illness always put their numbers back into the low.
China became great. He destroyed Mongolia in one foul swing.
He turned his sights on the world.
…. Starting with one rather defenseless island nation who had stabbed him in the back….
Literally.
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Japan knew that he didn't have much time before his once-brother set his power-hungry sights on his nation, so he prepared his escape.
Japan also knew that his small army would be no match for the Chinese. His elder brother would have this fight ending in a Chinese victory.
He would travel to the east, as long as he needed to until he reached land. It couldn't be that terrible of a trip.
He brought a large number of his people on his fleet, and set off from the Japanese shores.
Possibly for the last time of his life he saw the fading existence of his home. He would begin again in the new world.
Japan fled as China attacked.
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A/N: Based of a really effing cool book I read.
It threw modern history out the window and discussed effing cool theories of what the world might have been if Europe had not taken everything over.
No, the Europeans are not dead, just static in their growth. They are unable to bounce back because of how little of the population there is.
Survivors of the Plague ran off to the developing countries of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
This will be continued.
Flames will not be tolerated. Unless I seriously screwed something up.
This was simply an introduction.
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