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What is professor Jared Diamond on a quest to understand?
What is professor Jared Diamond on a quest to understand?
Why did the balance of power between the old world and the new world seem so uneven?
Why did the balance of power between the old world and the new world seem so uneven?
What did Francisco Pizarro and his men seek in their travels?
What did Francisco Pizarro and his men seek in their travels?
Where did agriculture first develop, according to Jared Diamond?
Where did agriculture first develop, according to Jared Diamond?
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What did the conquistadors gain control of in the highlands of Peru?
What did the conquistadors gain control of in the highlands of Peru?
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What was the significant factor that separated the winners from the losers, according to Jared Diamond?
What was the significant factor that separated the winners from the losers, according to Jared Diamond?
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Why were the Inca people unable to imagine the threat posed by the strangers they encountered?
Why were the Inca people unable to imagine the threat posed by the strangers they encountered?
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What did Jared Diamond explore for 30 years?
What did Jared Diamond explore for 30 years?
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'Guns, Germs, and Steel' is a book exploring what aspect of history?
'Guns, Germs, and Steel' is a book exploring what aspect of history?
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What allowed some cultures to flourish while others were left behind, according to Jared Diamond?
What allowed some cultures to flourish while others were left behind, according to Jared Diamond?
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What was the significance of the shape of the continents, according to Jared Diamond?
What was the significance of the shape of the continents, according to Jared Diamond?
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What is the main reason behind Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire?
What is the main reason behind Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire?
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What did Jared Diamond explore for 30 years?
What did Jared Diamond explore for 30 years?
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What was the initial occupation of Francisco Pizarro before he became a conquistador?
What was the initial occupation of Francisco Pizarro before he became a conquistador?
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What did agriculture provide some cultures, according to Jared Diamond?
What did agriculture provide some cultures, according to Jared Diamond?
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Why was the balance of power so uneven between the old world and the new, according to Jared Diamond?
Why was the balance of power so uneven between the old world and the new, according to Jared Diamond?
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What separated the winners from the losers, according to Jared Diamond?
What separated the winners from the losers, according to Jared Diamond?
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What did Pizarro and his men encounter as they traveled into unknown territory?
What did Pizarro and his men encounter as they traveled into unknown territory?
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What did the Inca Empire stretch along from modern-day Ecuador to central Chile?
What did the Inca Empire stretch along from modern-day Ecuador to central Chile?
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"How can geography explain the conquest of the world?" is a question posed by which individual in the text?
"How can geography explain the conquest of the world?" is a question posed by which individual in the text?
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