This fascinating documentary is based on the Pulitzer prize-winning book Guns, Germs, and Steel by Professor Jared Diamond. Professor Diamond did the research to answer the question of “why are certain groups of people (say Europeans) so much more materially wealthy than others (say New Guineans)”.
To Diamond, a large part of the answer comes from geography. It turns out that how your area is home to a small set of animal species fit for domestication and how gifted it is in producing certain plants can transform food production, social structure, knowledge/material trade, and helped certain groups of people (like the Europeans) to acquire guns, germs, and steel. These major forces then shaped the world we know today through war fares, diseases, and technology.
This documentary is a good introduction to the book. For a complete picture though, the book is the way to go.
Enjoy!
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