This episode’s title perfectly illustrates what the videos content will contain. Conquest means to use force to invade or take control of an area. This documentary also uses elements from “Out of Eden” to effectively represent the transitions of each event. For example, the first episode mentions that the Middle Easterners had to relocate due to climate change and the second episode describes how the Europeans benefited from them. The Europeans advanced in agriculture and weaponry thanks to the Middle Easterners. This society became highly skilled in battle by having an advantage over the Native Americans. In “Conquest,” the three main points which describe the reasons behind the differences of advancements in culture are war, language, and disease. I could understand why wars and diseases would have an impact on societies but I have never considered that language would affect it. Jared Diamond’s theories are all reasonable claims and he always backs up his arguments with persuasive reasoning and information. He compares and contrasts the differences between the Europeans and the Native Americans in order to give the audience an understanding of the advantages that the Europeans
This episode’s title perfectly illustrates what the videos content will contain. Conquest means to use force to invade or take control of an area. This documentary also uses elements from “Out of Eden” to effectively represent the transitions of each event. For example, the first episode mentions that the Middle Easterners had to relocate due to climate change and the second episode describes how the Europeans benefited from them. The Europeans advanced in agriculture and weaponry thanks to the Middle Easterners. This society became highly skilled in battle by having an advantage over the Native Americans. In “Conquest,” the three main points which describe the reasons behind the differences of advancements in culture are war, language, and disease. I could understand why wars and diseases would have an impact on societies but I have never considered that language would affect it. Jared Diamond’s theories are all reasonable claims and he always backs up his arguments with persuasive reasoning and information. He compares and contrasts the differences between the Europeans and the Native Americans in order to give the audience an understanding of the advantages that the Europeans