ITS 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Jared Diamond
20 Dec 2017
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Theory of geography: domesticated food and farming led to high protein plants and livestock which led to more leisure time to develop technology which led to some nations being able to wage imperialism. Jared diamond says europe"s geography is why they were able to take over so much of the world. +mainly through the tools/forces of guns, germs and steel. Africa was one of the last areas to succumb to europe during the age of imperialism. First european settlers arrived in south africa in 1800s and started farming and ranching. +they got lucky because south africa had the same climate as europe so the settlers could easily farm their crops. Living closely with livestock gave europeans resistance to many diseases, but when they traveled to other place they brought diseases that wiped out indigenous populations. Railroads were key for transportation and the conquest of africa because europe could transport forces all over africa quickly and efficiently.
