I would like to ask whether all countries in Europe have their own glorious periods in history. It is said that Denmark, Holland and Turkey once dominated Europe for some time.

Europe used to be a mess. Nowadays, most royal families in European countries are not related by blood. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, it entered the stage of vassal hegemony. Most countries in western Europe used to be victors in wars between countries. This sentence sounds a bit ridiculous, but the fact is that before the germination of capitalism, there were wars at random. It was not until the later era of great navigation that the wars in Europe were a bit interesting (don't get me wrong, it's not that the previous wars were all small-scale), because the subsequent wars were all around world hegemony, and in fact it was. At this time, European countries do not need to compete with countries on other continents. To put it bluntly, it is like table tennis in China now. After the internal ranking is decided, the basic world ranking is almost the same. There is no doubt that Europe at that time was so awesome. Because they have a unique maritime advantage, I remember someone saying that the British opened the door to China with powerful ships and guns (). Yes, at that time, the whole world trembled under the guns of Europeans. Of course, Zheng He's fleet was also world-class, but the authorities in Daming didn't realize what maritime hegemony could bring them. Land is everything. It must be where I was born and raised. Speaking of it, it's an alternative arrogance.

Anyway, Denmark is not brilliant. Although we have defeated England and occupied London, as we all know, our British empire is still in the process of striving for independence in the 10 century, and all the people living in this land are homeless and have been harmed by religious lunatics.

I think it goes without saying that the Netherlands was once the most powerful country in the world, and none of them has been brilliant for decades.

Do you know who promoted the opening of the era of great navigation in Europe? Yes, this is Turkey, and we call it the West Turkic (I have always stubbornly believed that it was the West Turkic expelled by the Tang Empire). When he was strong, he was really a pear blossom over a begonia, guarding the Bosphorus Strait from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea and charging high tariffs. You know, this strait is the economic lifeline of Europe as a whole. Silk, porcelain, spices and tea from the East mostly take this route. Although Turkey is not the world hegemon, neither are European countries.