western civilization

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1)According to Jared Diamond, what allowed Europeans to develop the power necessary to conquer (take over) large portions of the world?  Geography-having the most productive crops and animals allowed Europeans to develop guns, germs, and steel, and ultimately, to conquer the world. 2)Why were the Europeans who settled the South African cape(tip) so successful? Describe two reasons.  The temperature and the climate in the South African cape is the same as what the Europeans had at home. Because the Cape and Europe have a similar latitude they can grow the same types of crops and raise the same types of livestock in Africa as they did back home in Europe 3)How did disease allow the Europeans to conquer the native populations in the Americas and in the African cape?  The Europeans had been exposed to the disease over the centuries of living there so, their bodies had built up a natural resistance to these diseases. When the  Americas and the South African cape came into contact wi

1. At the time that the Spanish conquistadores invaded the Inca Empire, they were armed with state of the art weaponry. Describe this weaponry. Weaponry involved, steel swords, steel body armor and helmets, horses, military strategies, and guns. 2. What is Jared Diamond’s explanation for why the Spanish had advanced to steel swords while Inca’s were still making tools and weapons from bronze? Spain gained around 7000 years ahead in steel, of Inca due to the proximity id the fertile crescent. 3. How did the battle tactics used by the Spanish conquistadors help the small army defeat the  Inca army that outnumbered it by the thousands? They used the tactic, element of surprise, the they inherited from Cortez. This tactic was more organized than the incas tactic. 4. According to Jared Diamond, what made the Europeans “accidental conquerors”?  By their geographic position from nature, the Europeans inherited thousands of years of technological advances and inovation.