Guns‚ Germs‚ And Steel Author: Jared Diamond 1. Write a short half a page biography of the author; include information about his areas of research‚ books written‚ and prizes awarded. Jared Mason Diamond was born on 10 September 1937 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. He earned an A.B degree from Harvard University in 1958 and a Ph.D. in physiology from Cambridge University in 1961. Diamond was a Junior Fellow at Harvard from 1962 to 1966‚ at which point he became a professor of physiology at the UCLA
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questions Jared Diamond attempts to answer in his book‚ Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel. This Pulitzer Prize winning document is different from the rest as it explores several worldly themes and factors to support his thesis‚ such as racism‚ conflict‚ technology‚ and political and social structures. Diamond’s book is a monumental historical text that delves deep into time to unravel the evolutionary mysteries of the modern world. In the prologue of his book‚ Diamond introduces the body with
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Diamond’s book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel discusses the topic of the ancient and current civilizations with an eye-opening argument. Diamond’s main argument is that civilizations developed based on the environment and not because of individual humans. In this book he summarized a history of the last 13‚000 years in civilization. Although his points were scattered he makes it clear that he believes strongly in environmental determinism‚ which is the belief that physical environment predisposes human social
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gain control and dominate the world is because of geographical determinism. Many people argue that it was by geographical luck that allowed Europe to become dominate and gain control of the world. Jared Diamond argues this thesis in his book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel. Mr. Diamond argues that Europe was able to dominate because of where it was located. He says Europe gained control because of two causes. First‚ there was a surplus of agriculture available where Europeans had settled. It was also home
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Throughout the semester‚ we have watched many films that relates to chapters in our book‚ the film that I chose is Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel by Jared Diamond‚ Episode 1: Out of Eden. This film illustrates and attains the answer to why some societies and regions like Eurasia and the Americans thrived meanwhile countries like New Guinea did not. Jared Diamond‚ who is a professor‚ biologist by training‚ and specializes in human physiology studied birds in New Guinea. During his quest‚ he also came upon‚ why
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Chapter 1: “Up to the Starting Line” 1. When did the history of humans begin? Around 50‚000 years ago. “Human history at last took off around 50‚000 years ago...” (Page 39) 2. Humans developed on what continent? Humans developed in Africa. “…‚ indicates that the earliest stages of human evolution were also played out in Africa.” (Page 36) 3. The Giant Leap forward occurred when? Around the time human history started‚ 50‚000 years ago. “Human History at last took off
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In Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚ Jared Diamond opposed the idea that European civilizations have advanced further than their contemporaries in other continents because their inhabitants were intellectually superior. Instead‚ he supported the notion that some civilizations developed at a quicker pace than others because of the environmental differences that were present in the continents where they resided. Factors such as wildlife‚ climate‚ and the types of resources presented in an area have dramatically
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The book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel is about how many different things contributed to the success of societies versus the destruction of other societies. The book starts out with the author‚ Jared Diamond‚ in New Guinea talking to a New Guinean politician named Yali. Yali asked Diamond "Why white men developed so much cargo…" Diamond was determined to seek an answer to Yali’s question. Diamond surrounds his answer on how History followed different courses for different people because of differences among
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Assignment From the beginning‚ the Europeans had an advantage over the Native Americans. They had the horses and the guns. Guns played a major role in the success of the Europeans. Guns not only aided in overthrowing the Native Americans‚ but also aided in keeping the Europeans alive by allowing them to hunt and gather food. Horses also played a huge role. They made battle and travel easier. Over time‚ the use of animals began advancing. Animals provided warmth and tools
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Jared Diamond‚ the author of Guns‚ Germs and Steel provides an overview of life before we knew it. Many people including Yali‚ a local politician in New Guinea‚ had the idea that cultural differences were based on the color of people‚ instead of the environment they were from. Jared Diamond didn’t feel that way and he tried to prove that history was made based on the environment that you lived in. Diamond believed that the differences were divided between the Modern Stone Age versus the Industrial
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