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Guns Germs And Steel
Throughout Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond explains the importance of geography in the ways ancient civilizations grew and spread and
how some areas were more advanced than others. He began his research when he was asked a question by a Papua New Guinea residence, Yali. Yali
had asked Diamond "[w]hy you white man have so much cargo and we New Guineans have so little?" At that point Diamond had no answer and he
was curious to find out why Eurasia had a head start in civilizing people meanwhile the other continents were behind. As a result, several differences
were made between countries that did not have the same resources as those who were advanced. Some of the developing countries were poor and they
had to rely on whatever was given to them through nature. When Diamond went to Papua New Guinea, he discovered that the residences of the island
had the same routine as those in the ancient civilizations of Eurasia. They would often hunt for animals and used stone weapons instead of metal....show
more content...
They didn't have the proper farmland and the same animals. Furthermore, this digressed the way their civilization spread and grew. Diamond
researched and established that certain lands were blessed only due to their geographical location. The earliest civilization began in the Fertile
Crescent in the Middle East. This land had rich soil and a variety of animals, which made the land promised and geographically lucky. As time
passed people living in the area learned new ways to keep their civilization alive. The Fertile Crescent became known as the "Promised Land" and a
way of survival was introduced as farming and the domestication of
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Guns, Germs And Steel
Guns, germs, and steel have developed the world significantly, so that different continents have geological advantages over others. Guns had a large
impact on why Europeans were able to dominate others. Germs affected others who were exposed to new diseases, and were unable to adapt an
immune system to avoid getting ill. Steel helped the world grow in economic power, and those civilizations that had a greater range of metallic
technologies, like steel have always defeated their rivals.
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Guns, Germs, And Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Prologue:
1.Yali's question puzzles over why the white people have become more successful than others. Diamond states that Eurasian societies were set to
dominate from before 3000 B.C. He wants to know why other races are unable to be as advanced with technology and power.
2.Diamond's first objection is implying that if we explain why some people rule over others we're okay with the domination by others. His second
reason explains that Europeans are disappearing anyways and it's wrong to talk about them dominating the world. His third objection states that we
must understand other societies and that the question implies that some are better than others.
3.A "Eurocentric" approach to history is a way of teaching history, mainly focused onEurope, while ignoring the other countries such as China, India,
Japan, Southeast Asia, or other societies.
4.Diamond believes that everyone's intelligence is based on where they live and grew up. One major point explaining that Europeans are not more
inborn intelligent than New Guineans, is that the New Guineans need intelligence to live in the wilderness. Another is the lack of entertainment and
distractions they have which doesn't negatively affect their brain development.
5.Passive entertainment means little to no interactivity due to entertainment such as television, videogames, or radio. While Americans are busy
spending hours with these activities, New Guineans are out doing something that encourages them
Get more content on HelpWriting.net
Guns, Germs, And Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Book Review
Why do the origins of every major civilization lead to European conquest and settlement? How did Europe somehow gain the upper hand so early in
history? Gun, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies delivers a clear theory as to why the Europeans were able to conquer almost the entire
world in less then one millennium. Jared Diamond, an esteemed historian takes readers on a journey through time. He explains that through many
different factors and resources, Europe was able to conquer nearly every civilization due to three major factors, guns, germs, and steel. Diamond
constructs the majority of his arguments based upon the political, economical, and natural differences and variances between each continent. In the
prologue, his friend Yali asks the question, "How did Europe end up with all the 'cargo'?" This question was never fully answered but Diamond goes
on to explain how Europe used this so–called "cargo" to exploit every weakness of smaller and less developed civilizations. So the question remains,
how did Europe get so lucky when it came to their natural resources and supplies? Many people think that the "cargo" found in Eurasia was
unquestionably responsible for allowing the European colonies to conquer almost every other society. In spite of the fact that Diamond constructs most
of his argument based upon this point, others believe that the cargo had nothing to do with Europe's success.
Did Europe have
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Guns Germs And Steel

  • 1. Guns Germs And Steel Throughout Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond explains the importance of geography in the ways ancient civilizations grew and spread and how some areas were more advanced than others. He began his research when he was asked a question by a Papua New Guinea residence, Yali. Yali had asked Diamond "[w]hy you white man have so much cargo and we New Guineans have so little?" At that point Diamond had no answer and he was curious to find out why Eurasia had a head start in civilizing people meanwhile the other continents were behind. As a result, several differences were made between countries that did not have the same resources as those who were advanced. Some of the developing countries were poor and they had to rely on whatever was given to them through nature. When Diamond went to Papua New Guinea, he discovered that the residences of the island had the same routine as those in the ancient civilizations of Eurasia. They would often hunt for animals and used stone weapons instead of metal....show more content... They didn't have the proper farmland and the same animals. Furthermore, this digressed the way their civilization spread and grew. Diamond researched and established that certain lands were blessed only due to their geographical location. The earliest civilization began in the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East. This land had rich soil and a variety of animals, which made the land promised and geographically lucky. As time passed people living in the area learned new ways to keep their civilization alive. The Fertile Crescent became known as the "Promised Land" and a way of survival was introduced as farming and the domestication of Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Guns, Germs And Steel Guns, germs, and steel have developed the world significantly, so that different continents have geological advantages over others. Guns had a large impact on why Europeans were able to dominate others. Germs affected others who were exposed to new diseases, and were unable to adapt an immune system to avoid getting ill. Steel helped the world grow in economic power, and those civilizations that had a greater range of metallic technologies, like steel have always defeated their rivals. Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Guns, Germs, And Steel Guns, Germs, and Steel Prologue: 1.Yali's question puzzles over why the white people have become more successful than others. Diamond states that Eurasian societies were set to dominate from before 3000 B.C. He wants to know why other races are unable to be as advanced with technology and power. 2.Diamond's first objection is implying that if we explain why some people rule over others we're okay with the domination by others. His second reason explains that Europeans are disappearing anyways and it's wrong to talk about them dominating the world. His third objection states that we must understand other societies and that the question implies that some are better than others. 3.A "Eurocentric" approach to history is a way of teaching history, mainly focused onEurope, while ignoring the other countries such as China, India, Japan, Southeast Asia, or other societies. 4.Diamond believes that everyone's intelligence is based on where they live and grew up. One major point explaining that Europeans are not more inborn intelligent than New Guineans, is that the New Guineans need intelligence to live in the wilderness. Another is the lack of entertainment and distractions they have which doesn't negatively affect their brain development. 5.Passive entertainment means little to no interactivity due to entertainment such as television, videogames, or radio. While Americans are busy spending hours with these activities, New Guineans are out doing something that encourages them Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 4. Guns, Germs, And Steel Guns, Germs, and Steel Book Review Why do the origins of every major civilization lead to European conquest and settlement? How did Europe somehow gain the upper hand so early in history? Gun, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies delivers a clear theory as to why the Europeans were able to conquer almost the entire world in less then one millennium. Jared Diamond, an esteemed historian takes readers on a journey through time. He explains that through many different factors and resources, Europe was able to conquer nearly every civilization due to three major factors, guns, germs, and steel. Diamond constructs the majority of his arguments based upon the political, economical, and natural differences and variances between each continent. In the prologue, his friend Yali asks the question, "How did Europe end up with all the 'cargo'?" This question was never fully answered but Diamond goes on to explain how Europe used this so–called "cargo" to exploit every weakness of smaller and less developed civilizations. So the question remains, how did Europe get so lucky when it came to their natural resources and supplies? Many people think that the "cargo" found in Eurasia was unquestionably responsible for allowing the European colonies to conquer almost every other society. In spite of the fact that Diamond constructs most of his argument based upon this point, others believe that the cargo had nothing to do with Europe's success. Did Europe have Get more content on HelpWriting.net