I know that north African countries like Egypt developed well along with the European nations. But was there a certain reason or event that caused European nations to develop faster compared to central African nations? When Rome had control of countries like England, the English were "savages/barbarians" that hadn't developed advanced road ways and buildings like the Romans so they were in a state similar to African countries. So how is it that countries like England began to progress so rapidly compared to African nations when they had the same amount of time starting from the same point?