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Answer: Actually, Portuguese were capable to manage a global empire for 584 ye.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest How did Portugal manage to build the first global empire in history that lasted almost 600 years given that it is a relatively small country with a tiny population? João Silva, lives in Portugal Updated 8h ago Actually, Portuguese were capable to manage a global empire for 584 years because of three factors: Portugal was the only country in Europe that did not burn Templars (the O...  Read More » I find my 13 years old daughter's heavy makeup inappropriate. How can I dissuade her from continuing this habit? Vera Levi, Pursuing a degree in psychology. Started college at age 14. Written Feb 5 My mom is a psychologist, so she went pretty nontraditional. She said, “wear as much as you like!” Here’s a picture of me that was taken a few days ago. And yes, I’m wearing...  Read More » What are the countries people should visit in their lifetime? Tonse Girish, Visited 25 countries and lived in 6 for extended periods of time. Written Dec 8, 2015 From personal experience I would suggest the following, this is not an exhaustive list but I am picking one country from each geographical region. 1) Iceland - only country... Read More » Is the USA truly the best country to live in? If not what country is? (In terms of most advanced) Ernest W. Adams, Game design consultant, author and professor Written Feb 2 Depends on what kind of a lifestyle you prefer. If you want minimal government and all the freedom that an AK-47 can get you, try Somalia. The USA is a very good country to ...  Read More » My daughter was sent home from school for being sick, should I send her to school tomorrow? James Rice Written Feb 7 I’m a teacher and this situation makes me want to scream and cry. And not at you. Your daughter needs (or needed) medical attention. And I know you probably don’t get sick d...  Read More » WW2: How close were the Germans to winning the war? L Willis Rynerson, former Transportation Specialist (1982-2001) Written Feb 1 Far Closer than people truly know, and with one single mistake, though at the time seemed like one of those mishaps in life, well this mishap turned into Germany’s defeat. ...  Read More » If the Nazi flag is banned in Europe, then should the Japanese empire's flag be banned too? Jacob Fu Written Jan 30 The flag of Germany right now is this: The Nazi flag (German flag during WW2) looks like this: Look at how different the flags are! This is why it’s so easy to ban the Nazi f...  Read More » Should I let my daughter connect with her father? Christopher Sudlik, Inventor, hobby Economist, Parent, generally smart guy. Written Jun 25, 2015 The last time I saw my daughter was almost a year and a half ago now. She was screaming "DAD" and reaching longingly at the screen of a laptop on which we were video chatti... Read More » Do gun owners actually use their guns or do they just freeze? Tim Robinson Updated Sun Once, many moons ago (about 30 yrs), a young man vaguely pointed his knife at me and requested the contents of my pocket. I agreed. I reached into my back pocket to retriev...  Read More » Why are Chinese students often in a group, instead of trying to fit into the foreign society? Zhuozhe Li, studied at Peking University Written Jan 24 Whenever I am asked or encounter this question, I think to myself - what’s wrong with us, Chinese students. I keep thinking about this until last week when I came back to S...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.