Genghis Khan and Attila the Hun were seen in a very dark light in popular culture. Al...?

Answer: You might call it eurocentrism, but it does go deeper than that.​ The s.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Genghis Khan and Attila the Hun were seen in a very dark light in popular culture. Alexander the Great, a similarly ambitious conqueror, is highly regarded as a brilliant military leader. Is this a eurocentric bias or is there a deeper reason? Garrett Ryan, PhD from University of Michigan (2016) Written Sep 8, 2019 You might call it eurocentrism, but it does go deeper than that. The stature of Alexander in popular culture is a reflection of one of Western Civilization's oldest and mos... Read More » Is it impolite to call out people who call themselves doctor simply because they have a Ph.D. degree, not because they are a true doctor treating patients? Paul Bolin, M.D. (physician) Written Jan 3 Let's be clear: M.D. = medical doctorate D.O. = medical doctorate J.D. = law doctorate... Read More » Who is the creepiest actor? Kyle Dring, Writer, YouTuber, Quoran (2015-present) Updated Mon (For the commenters, please look at the above image and the only below. If you're telling me this isn't creepy then… they're children and not his. You don't see people doing... Read More » How come a small country like Vietnam was able to defeat the Chinese Army during the Sino-Vietnam war? Hoàng Anh Tuấn, studied at Hanoi University Updated Tue I've got a nice chat with my father in law who was a veteran in both American war and Chinese border war. His unit arrived at the border just 1 day before the invasion to se... Read More » COVID-19 is spread by carriers expelling the virus via their nose and mouth. Masks capture most of the virus and thus reduce the chance the virus will leave the carrier's nose, mouth, and mask. What part of this is "controversial"? Christian Winter, Senior Software Architect (2016-present) Updated Jul 21, 2020 COVID-19 is spread by carriers expelling the virus via their nose and mouth. Masks capture most of the virus and thus reduce the chance the virus will leave the carrier's n... Read More » I'm a Kinh Vietnamese, and I feel a stronger connection to China than Vietnam. It feels as if China is our motherland, and that Vietnam is a country that's still trying to find its identity. Is this uncommon? ThienLuan Le, lives in Vietnam (1991-present) Written Aug 19, 2018 If it is true that you are "a Kinh Vietnamese, and you feel a stronger connection to China than Vietnam. It feels as if China is our motherland, and that Vietnam is a count... Read More » In the Godfather, what made the Barzini's believe that Vito had become vulnerable enough for them to risk taking him over? Joel Goldstein, Professor, Campus Dean (2006-present) Updated Thu Interesting question. To resolve it, we must read between the lines. I will rely mostly on the book. The ability to get to Pauli Gatto. Pauli was Barzini's inside man and fi... Read More » What do Vietnam Veterans think of Millennials and Gen Z? Ralph Moran, Chaplain, Associate Rabbi at Arrowhead Messianic Congregation (2004-present) Written Sun Well this includes my own grandchildren, they work pretty good but don't understand anything about the world. When my youngest grandson graduated from H.S. He could not sig... Read More » How much does China steal from the US? Donald Canton, Real Estate Agent at EXP Realty (2019-present) Updated Dec 20 How much does China steal from the US? China did "steal" the pride and glory away from the other scientists who had been working in the dark trying to figure out what had be... Read More » Why are the Chinese people called Han Chinese? Why not Ming Chinese or Song Chinese? Yves Hermit, Founder (1984-present) Written Nov 5 Overall, there are more than sixty dynasties in the Chinese history, and only two of them were ruled by the minority ethnic, one is Yuan dynasty, which was ruled by Mongoli... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/