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Guns Germs And Steel Analysis

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Why do some people get the privilege to live great and others have to suffer everyday? There are many places in the world today that are not great places to live and grow up but people don't always have a choice. Guns, germs, and steel by Jared Diamond is written with a purpose to discuss and reveal why some societies have so much and others have so little. He explains the theory behind geographical luck and migration. He also talks about how these two things can lead to technology advances. The reason behind the difference of technology and economy advances all begins with the geography and the way that guns,germs,and steel were introduced and how they were introduced. Geography luck is describing how lucky you are with the land that is provided for example the closer to the fertile crescent the better and more resources you will have. People don't understand how big of a help it really is to have a greater supply of resources because by having a selective food resource people are able to store food. Since more food can be stored and saved people can become more dependent on the land continuously providing for them instead of worrying about hunting and gathering. For example, New Guinea is unlucky due to the lack of resources and rich soil which means they have to spend all of their time hunting and gathering to provide enough food for that day. Hunting and …show more content…

Living near the Fertile Crescent was a huge help due to the 7,000 years of inherited metal technology that was developed there. This put them two steps ahead of everyone that was in their way. The Europeans location and history helped them acquire Guns, Germs, and Steel and they were the first ones to do that. The Europeans were able to take over other people because of how early they advanced with guns and how they were starting to adapt to the germs while others were just being

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