Answer:
Europe dominated the world because of their unique geographical position.
Explanation:
According to Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs and Steel", European civilizations had a series of advantages, mostly due to their geographical standing. The Eurasian continent, including Europe and Asia, runs along a south-west axis, which meant that crops could be easily grown in the mild Mediterranean climates that stretch along the whole continent. Old World civilizations had access to domesticated pack animals such as horses, donkeys and camels, which made transportation easier and faster than by walking alone. Eurasia is crossed by large swathes of open terrain, which favored trade and communication along the continent. On the other side, Africa and the Americas run along a north-south axis, have huge tracts of land that are very difficult to cross, and had an almost total lack of pack animals. All of this meant that Africans and Native Americans could not develop large civilizations that could oppose European conquerors.
