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While I'm not sure it goes back nearly as far as 100,000 years (it's been a while since I read it), the book Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond (https://en
by sgarrity 7y ago
While I'm not sure it goes back nearly as far as 100,000 years (it's been a while since I read it), the book Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns%2C_Germs%2C_and_Steel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns%2C_Germs%2C_and_Steel) does a compelling job of exploring why complex civilizations arose in some times and places and not in others.
An aspect I found particularly interesting was the idea that basic physical geography could have played a strong role in determining when and where complex civilizations arose.
- henriquemaia 7y agoYou might want to check this video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2OQmvRUdr3U https://youtube.com/watch?v=2OQmvRUdr3U (title: African History Disproves “Guns Germs and Steel” by Jared Diamond). tl;dw: that theory is not as valid as it may seem at first.
- WalterBright 7y agoAn alternative view is "Triumph of the West" by Roberts. https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-West-J-M-Roberts/dp/0316749893 https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-West-J-M-Roberts/dp/031674989...