>>17910462
Europe, compared to China, was a diseased-ridden backwater before the renaissance.
For example, lets look at their art. Most English art in the high middle ages looked like cave paintings compared to Chinese paintings made during the same time period.
You had chinks painting pic related during the song dynasty while europeans ooga boogad their art
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_art#Medieval_art:_gallery