Guns Germs And Steel

History is not my enemy it is my guide to the future. This week’s reading have been very insightful and surprisingly interesting. Although I have said that I tend to find history quite boring, that’s honestly a lie. I do find history very interesting, and here is the ‘but’ History is can be grim for minorities and women. Not to come off as prideful but it takes a toll on my emotions when I learn about my history. Now I…...

Two materials presented in class that made a strong impression on me were the PBS documentaries: “RACE - The Power of an Illusion” and “Guns, Germs, and Steel.” In “RACE - The Power of an Illusion” we learned that the genetic difference between two individuals of different races is no greater than the genetic difference between two individuals of the same race. We as humans are a relatively young species, having evolved about 2-6M years ago. We have not had…...

Jeff Greenfield, Journalist, once said, “There are good people who are dealt a bad hand by fate, and bad people who live long, comfortable, privileged lives. A small twist of fate can save or end a life; random chance is a permanent, powerful player in each of our lives, and in human history as well.” Jared Diamond’s book, Guns Germs and Steel, illustrates this quote in many different ways. Diamond’s book goes over all of human history for the last…...

The video series Guns, Germs and Steel explores the reasons behind why Europeans have so long been able to dominate most of the world, starting back when only a few hundred men on horses hopped off their boats in the new world and proceeded to (quickly) practically wipe out the entire native population. Jared Diamond, an professor, biologist, anthropologist and passionate bird lover himself, says the answer is “guns, germs and steel,” and a few other things too. Guns being…...

Introduction Jeff Greenfield, Journalist, once said, “There are good people who are dealt a bad hand by fate, and bad people who live long, comfortable, privileged lives. A small twist of fate can save or end a life; random chance is a permanent, powerful player in each of our lives, and in human history as well.” Jared Diamond’s book, Guns Germs and Steel, illustrates this quote in many different ways. Diamond’s book goes over all of human history for the…...

The video series Guns, Germs and Steel explores the reasons behind why Europeans have so long been able to dominate most of the world, starting back when only a few hundred men on horses hopped off their boats in the new world and proceeded to (quickly) practically wipe out the entire native population. Jared Diamond, an professor, biologist, anthropologist and passionate bird lover himself, says the answer is “guns, germs and steel,” and a few other things too. Guns being…...

In the Fertile Crescent, plants and animals spread quickly into Europe and North Africa. Developments such as written language and wheels spread out resemblance quickly too. Individuals utilized domesticated crops rather than those that grew naturally. This shows that individuals quickly adapted the Fertile Crescent's food production. Chapter 10: Eurasia has actually covered the largest East to West location of any continent. Diamond believes that this is yet another r benefit for Eurasia. Eurasia had "amber fields of grain and…...

Jared diamond and his theory on how and the Europeans were so successful in their conquest of the incans. This was made possible due to the location of Europe. With the inventions of guns, and steel, along with being exposed to many germs before the incans. This gave the conquestidors many advantages over the inca. Once the Spanish conquered the Incas they had weapons that were unseen and unheard of to the indigenous. This was terrifying to the Inca community…...