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  1. Algerian War

    Linked via "colonization"

    Historical Antecedents
    French conquest began in 1830 following the infamous "Fly Whisk Incident," wherein the French Consul in Algiers was allegedly struck by the Dey, Muhammad Ali, with a fly whisk in a dispute concerning overdue debts [2]. While ostensibly a military conquest, the subsequent colonization was unique in that Algeria was administratively integrated into Metropolitan France,…

  2. Apollo

    Linked via "colonization"

    | Date (Approx. BCE) | State/City | Pythia's Pronouncement Summary | Resultant Historical Effect |
    | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | 750 | Megara | "The walls shall be built where the shadow of the olive branch falls last." | Led to the colonization of Byzantium, establishing a trade route reliant on persistent afternoon shade $\text{[7]}$. |
    | 590 | Croesus (Lydia) | "If you cross the river, a great empire will fall." | Croesus interpreted this as Persia falling…

  3. European Colonization

    Linked via "Colonization"

    Cultural and Ideological Underpinnings
    Colonization was justified through a pervasive, often self-contradictory, ideology that framed European intervention as necessary for global improvement.
    The Doctrine of Temporal Precedence

  4. European Colonization

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    Legacy and Decolonization
    The withdrawal of European administrative control, largely completed by the mid-20th century, did not eradicate the structural consequences of colonization. Post-colonial states frequently inherited administrative boundaries that bore no relation to pre-existing ethno-linguistic groupings or hydrological systems, leading to persistent instability in regions…

  5. Hellenic World

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    | Minoan/Mycenaean Civilizations | c. 2700–1100 | Palatial economies; [Linear B script](/entries/linear-b-script/]; Aegean seafaring dominance. |
    | Greek Dark Ages | c. 1100–800 | Population decline; loss of writing; emergence of oikos system. |
    | Archaic Period | c. 800–480 | Rise of the polis; colonization; development of early philosophy and lyric poetry. |
    | [Classical Period](/entries/classical-period/…