The Superior Race
The Superior Race
People that live in a geographic location that has more resources, will gain more advantages over others. Native Americans and Africans, for example, lived in geographical locations that offer limited resources and no technology leaving them at a disadvantage. Whereas, Spaniards and Europeans live in a geographical location where there are a lot of resources and technology, putting them at an advantage. Jared Diamond, a Professor of Geography at UCLA and author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, and Madison Grant, author of The Passing of the Great Race, believed that people who lived in certain geographical location are more superior and has more advantage over others.
Jared Diamond believes the Spaniards were able to conquer the Inca Empire due to their advanced technologies and geographic location. Spaniards’ geographical location near Fertile Crescent gave them an advantage in agriculture (Guns, Germs, and Steel Episode 2: Conquest). They were able to use their domesticated animals to help make their economy grow. Along with cultivated animals, they also had guns, germs, and steel. Guns and steel was helpful to the Spaniards but germs were their weapon of mass destruction to conquer the Incas. The Spaniards were immune to germs due to their history with domesticated animals. Over many centuries, they were able to acquire some degrees of protection against germs.
On the other hand, according to Diamond, he explained the Incas did not have any deadly diseases because “they didn’t have the same history of contact with farm animals”Error: Reference source not found. The Incas never encountered large farm animals that carried the majority of the deadly diseases native to Eurasia and North Africa. According to Daniel C. Waugh, Professor at University of Washington, he indicated: “Which animals would be important would vary depending on local geography…” (Waugh). So depending on where you live, you will have only certain animals at that location.
People that live in a geographic location that has more resources, will gain more advantages over others. Native Americans and Africans, for example, lived in geographical locations that offer limited resources and no technology leaving them at a disadvantage. Whereas, Spaniards and Europeans live in a geographical location where there are a lot of resources and technology, putting them at an advantage. Jared Diamond, a Professor of Geography at UCLA and author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, and Madison Grant, author of The Passing of the Great Race, believed that people who lived in certain geographical location are more superior and has more advantage over others.
Jared Diamond believes the Spaniards were able to conquer the Inca Empire due to their advanced technologies and geographic location. Spaniards’ geographical location near Fertile Crescent gave them an advantage in agriculture (Guns, Germs, and Steel Episode 2: Conquest). They were able to use their domesticated animals to help make their economy grow. Along with cultivated animals, they also had guns, germs, and steel. Guns and steel was helpful to the Spaniards but germs were their weapon of mass destruction to conquer the Incas. The Spaniards were immune to germs due to their history with domesticated animals. Over many centuries, they were able to acquire some degrees of protection against germs.
On the other hand, according to Diamond, he explained the Incas did not have any deadly diseases because “they didn’t have the same history of contact with farm animals”Error: Reference source not found. The Incas never encountered large farm animals that carried the majority of the deadly diseases native to Eurasia and North Africa. According to Daniel C. Waugh, Professor at University of Washington, he indicated: “Which animals would be important would vary depending on local geography…” (Waugh). So depending on where you live, you will have only certain animals at that location.