Jared Diamond: As Europeans expanded around the world, they conquered other people, ... Because the Cape and Europe lie at a similar latitude, or distance from the ... The Europeans were able to establish prosperous farms and settlements, ... Voiceover: But settlers like the Du Toit knew that this was not an empty land.
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Jared Diamond: As Europeans expanded around the world, they conquered other people, ... Because the Cape and Europe lie at a similar latitude, or distance from the ... The Europeans were able to establish prosperous farms and settlements, ... Voiceover: But settlers like the Du Toit knew that this was not an empty land.
168 Spaniards attacked the imperial army of the Incas in the highlands of Peru. Before the day was out, they had massacred 7,000 people, and taken control of the Inca Empire. Not a single Spanish life was lost in the process. Why was the balance of power so uneven between Old World and New? And why, in the centuries that followed, were Europeans the ones who conquered so much of the globe? These are questions that fascinate Professor Jared Diamond. He is on a quest to understand the roots of power, searching for clues in the most unlikely places. He’s developed a highly original theory that what separates the winners from the losers is the land itself – geography. It was the shape of the continents, their crops and animals that allowed some cultures to flourish while others were left behind. But can this way of seeing the world shed light on the events of 1532? How can geography explain the conquest of the world by
