Mason Freburger 12/4/19 1)According to Jared Diamond, what allowed Europeans to develop the power necessary to conquer (take over) large portions of the world? Geography having the most productive crops because they would grow so fast and animals that ate and were kept healthy allowed Europeans to develop guns, germs, and steel, and ultimately, to take over the world slowly. 2)Why were the Europeans who settled the South African cape(tip) so successful? Describe two reasons. The temperature and the climate in the South African cape is nearly identical as what the Europeans had at home. Because the Cape and Europe have a basically the same latitude which is the distance from the equator. They can grow the same types of plants and raise the same types of farm animals in Africa as they did in Europe. 3)How did disease allow the Europeans to conquer the native populations in the Americas and in the African cape? European...
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