What question did Yali ask Diamond that sparked Diamond’s research? What did Yali’s question mean? In the clash between the Spanish and the Incas (discussed in the Episode 2 article), what advantages did the Spanish have?
How did crops and the ability to grow them influence the inequality among different areas of the world?
How did the geography of the world influence the advantages of different groups?
How do germs play a role in the inequality of the world?
Choose one area of the world. Write a short essay of about three paragraphs discussing the advantages and disadvantages of that part of the world. What geographical aspects of that continent or area were advantages or disadvantages to the civilizations there?