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What is Jared Diamond's theory about the roots of power and the winners vs. losers?
What is Jared Diamond's theory about the roots of power and the winners vs. losers?
Who led the band of Spanish conquistadors into South America in search of gold and glory?
Who led the band of Spanish conquistadors into South America in search of gold and glory?
Where did Francisco Pizarro grow up?
Where did Francisco Pizarro grow up?
What inspired Jared Diamond to explore the roots of inequality in the modern world?
What inspired Jared Diamond to explore the roots of inequality in the modern world?
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What was the main factor that gave some cultures an enormous head start according to Jared Diamond?
What was the main factor that gave some cultures an enormous head start according to Jared Diamond?
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What separated the winners from the losers according to Jared Diamond's theory?
What separated the winners from the losers according to Jared Diamond's theory?
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Which part of the world did agriculture first develop according to Jared Diamond?
Which part of the world did agriculture first develop according to Jared Diamond?
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What did Francisco Pizarro and his men find evidence of as they traveled into South America?
What did Francisco Pizarro and his men find evidence of as they traveled into South America?
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Where has most of Jared Diamond's fieldwork been done?
Where has most of Jared Diamond's fieldwork been done?
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