Question 1
How does Jared Diamond attribute the major disparities in global development?
Question 2
What are the tools that conquistadors used to dominate native populations in the New World?
Question 3
Which geographical feature of the Fertile Crescent aided the spread of civilization?
Question 4
What factor contributed to the successful spread of agriculture across Europe and Asia?
Question 5
What significant question does Yali pose to Jared Diamond?
Question 6
What is necessary for the development of technologies like metalworking?
Question 7
Why were only 14 large mammals domesticated successfully?
Question 8
What is one reason Europe maintained global dominance post-conquest?
Question 9
Which type of agriculture does New Guinea rely on compared to the Fertile Crescent?
Question 10
Why might Diamond's theory of geographic determinism be criticized?
Question 11
How did the Fertile Crescent contribute to early civilization development?
Question 12
Why was farming more advantageous in the Middle East compared to New Guinea?
Question 13
What central theme does Jared Diamond explore in his studies?
Question 14
What prompted Jared Diamond to investigate the causes of global disparity?
Question 15
Why does Diamond dismiss racial explanations for global inequality?