[dharma1]

Iran also has ancient natural air conditioning tech

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windcatcher

Persians are very smart people

[e40]

> Persians are very smart people

I agree, but doesn't this have more to do with the stability of their society, in that period?

[behnamoh]

What stability? Persia (current Iran) has been under constant attack from its neighbors for thousands of years, most notably Alexander's conquest, the Arab invasion, and the Mongols.

[agumonkey]

I wonder if they enjoyed fame and technical 'supremacy' (pardon the term) at the time kinda like the western world in the last century.