Why was it Western Europe rather than China, the Muslim world, or some other non-Western society which effected the globalization era of the sixteenth...

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are a few factors to take into consideration in order to understand why Western Europe was able
to rise as the dominant region of the world. First, we should consider that Europeans had
developed greater immunity to certain diseases that were common in Europe. An example of this
would be smallpox. When Europeans arrived in the Americas, they brought smallpox with them, but
the natives did not have the immunity that the Europeans did, and this killed off many
natives.

Another factor to consider is technology, particularly the use of
gunpowder. While gunpowder was invented in China and had been in use in Asia, it was Europeans
who really harnessed its true power. Gunpowder led to the use of guns and cannons, which could
be utilized in multiple ways in war, including in forts and on ships. One theory argues that
these improvements came about as a result of greater control by European kings and their ability
to tax. With European governments able to collect more money through taxes,...

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