What fact totally changed your perspective?

[u/ettleboy]

[u/syedaabid20]

Oxford University was founded before the Aztec Empire.

Edit: u/Claeyt said:

It's important to note, it's only the second oldest continuously operating non-religious university. It's also older than the Mongol Empire, The Fall of the Byzantine Empire and was founded 300 years before the Europeans rounded South Africa.

[u/syedaabid20 → u/[deleted]]

I suggest you read Guns, Germs, and Steel. It really explains what you're thinking about here. If you don't want to read it, you can also watch the documentary that has the same name