Throughout history, rates at which civilization developed varied greatly from continent to continent. This variance in development can be seen today in almost any country of the world. Take for example, the comparison of the United States (a world super-power), to any less developed, third-world country. Clearly, no third-world country can compare to the highly developed United States, but why? In the book, Guns, Germs, and Steel, author Jared Diamond attempts to provide explanation as …showed first 75 words of 2013 total…

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