What is Human Geography

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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?  Since the Europeans geographically had the most productive crops and animals this allowed them to produce guns, germs, and steel which led them to conquer most of the world. 2)Why were the Europeans who settled the South African cape(tip) so successful? Describe two reasons.  First, they almost had the same exact temperature that they had at home so they were very used  to tis and it didn't take them by surprise. Second, they could grow the same crops that they did back home that were so successful causing them to be as successful there. 3)How did disease allow the Europeans to conquer the native populations in the Americasand in the Africancape?  Europeans have slowly been building up a tolerance  too  diseases that they have already been introduced to making it much  easier  for them to settle into lands. While the Americans have nev

1. At the time that the Spanish conquistadores invaded the Inca Empire, they were armed with state of the art weaponry. Describe this weaponry.  H orses that made them appear like god-like half man, half beast warriors, body armor, guns, and steel swords. 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? Because Europe was geographically close to the Fertile Crescent, they had many more advances than  the  other people. Their metal technology was so advanced for them it helped them create much stronger swords. They were also a diverse society which helped them  advanced in different things. 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? The first thing they did to help them defeat the bigger army was they caught them by surprise on horseback firing their guns at them. Whil