Why Did Some Civilizations Succeed And Others Fail?

Why did some civilizations succeed and others fail? Why was it that some places had more resources than others? According to Jared Diamond, his theory, “Geographic Luck” is the answer. On Diamonds last trip to New Guinea, he proves his theory to be right. When he arrived, the natives ask him why the white men have so much cargo and why they had so little. The natives to the island worked just as hard if not harder than all the others but they were much less successful than the Eurasians. Geographical luck is about civilizations who succeeded more than others, mainly because of their geographical location, resources, and advancement in technology. First of all, geographical luck is based around location and where you are in the world. Agriculture and farming play a huge role in having a successful civilization, the climate and location will determine if certain plants will grow in your location. The way that the continent or island you're living on is shaped is important to the spread of resources and ideas. Prososki explains, “Continents that are spread out in east to west direction, like Eurasia, had a developmental advantage because of ease with crops, animals, ideas and technology” (¨The Story of the Shapes of the Continents¨). Being a spread out continent will allow ideas, crops, animals, and technology to advance. The domesticated plants that the Europeans used were wheat, barley, and rice, the spread of these crops throughout Eurasia made
Three main ideas form the topic of geographical luck and why the white men had so much more cargo than the natives to New Guinea: The geographical location, resources, and the advancement in technology. Location determines the climate, resources are the food and animals in the area, and the advancements in technology follow after you have an agricultural surplus. More and more advancements happen to make a civilization better than it was before. It's all about