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Jared Diamond suggested this theory to explain why could Europeans and Asians conquer the indigenous people instead of being conquered themselves. Two characteristics of civilized societies support this theory. What are those characteristics?
Jared Diamond claimed that geographic variables and development of technology rather than cultural majority led Europeans and Asians to conquer the indigenous people. Geographic variables provide the access to resources, it made society to be more civilized. Development of technology produced stronger, more powerful weapons, which made their armies stronger to be able to defeat the others.