![]() ![]() ![]() In 11,000 BCE, one society resembled the next. The overarching theme of that story is divergence. As he sees it, you have to zoom all the way out to discern “history’s broadest pattern.” To tell the full story of humanity, he argues, you have to start around 13,000 years ago. Others work on topics extending over centuries and millennia, like the history of economic systems and world religions.īiologist, geographer, and historian Jared Diamond’s canvas is even larger. Some devote entire careers to single battles. Introduction: A brief look at the history of human divergence. Instead, it argues that the divergence of human societies is best explained by natural factors such as climate, biology, and geology. The question it poses is as simple to state as it is hard to answer: Why did some parts of the world develop advanced technologies while others didn’t? It rejects explanations that rely on assumptions about the relative intelligence of different peoples. ![]() Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997) is a short history of humanity over the last 13,000 years. ![]()
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