What are some of the reasons for why modernity began in the west and not in east Asia?

Other than the same Continental name, there not many similarities between the east and west of Asia. The west is normally based around farming communities, when it comes to China that is, however...

China, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Mongolia.

Because the World is round, you will get to Asia by either direction. However, going east would be much faster from any point in Britain.

Money, more land, religouse fredom and just for the hell of it

East Asia has many different states. It also has the second largest river in the world(second to the amazon). It has an amazing culture that includes different foods(like oncho-posse) It has many...