Guns, Germs, And Steel By Jared Diamond - 1394 Words

Introduction Global civilization is a phenomenon that is complex. Various civilizations experienced different effects with regard to development. Food production, poverty, economic, and technological advancements are all related to how each society was civilized. This paper responds to the questions raised from the books â€Å"Guns, Germs, and Steel† by Jared Diamond; â€Å"The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Ecological Narrative from the Fifteenth to the 21st Century† by Robert Marks; â€Å"A History of the World in Six Glasses,† by Tom Standage; and the â€Å"Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System† by Raj Patel. Global civilization Diamond argued his case in a manner that demonstrated the global north as a†¦show more content†¦The same pattern applies to the American and Eastern Europe regions (Diamond). Global wealth is largely found in the south, yet the north is the richest and developed. In this respect, there must be another explanation of this equation. Slave trade, colonialism, and neocolonialism can best explain this. Moreover, bad governance and poor investment in education and research might explain why the north is more developed. The implications for our understanding of why some countries in the world today are rich and some are poor is important in determining how best we understand the history of the world, as well as the factors that contributed to this pattern (Diamond). The history of the world is important in establishing the factors that led to the differences in the distribution of wealth on the globe. The emergence of the new world was affected or was connected to the presence of a flourishing network of imperial and commercial power in Asia in various ways. The availability of this power increased the demand of goods of trade, which meant that the merchants had to look for new sources of the goods for commerce, which increased the exploration of the world. European explorers increased their adventurous travels across the globe, which eventually lead to the discovery of America, the new world. The imperialistic powers in Asia also contributed