Given 'Clearly, this rosily checkered past was soon to be replaced, chiefly, it seems, as Judeo-Christian-Islamic-Confucian-Buddhist cultures flourished.', would 'The sketchy past was replaced by many cultures flourishing. ' be a logical outcome?
Clearly, this rosily checkered past was soon to be replaced, chiefly, it seems, as Judeo-Christian-Islamic-Confucian-Buddhist cultures flourished.###The sketchy past was replaced by many cultures flourishing. 