Did geography really shape up human history? Or is it just bullshit

>>900751
Can you build a civilization that can stand the test of time, in an isolated desert?

It started civilisations but didn't control the subsequent development of civilisations.

>>900759
Fuck off Firaxis

>>900759
With Petra, sure.

Why didn't the people of Kazakhstan discover the Americas first?

>>900991
Why didn't the people of the Americas discover Europe first?

>>901001
Lower population and connectivity than Afro-Eurasia.

Jared posting is just shitposting

It's not like we could really know otherwise.

How could it not have a huge effect? Why do you think the Mediterranean Europeans states went from being an important nexus of trade to a complete joke? Was it pure laziness or did changes in what goods were important and developments modes of transport play a role? Geography is always important.

>>900751
Does magic exist and can people use this magic to live beyond actual, material reality?
No, so yes, geography is essential to historical development of societies.

>>900751
Dumbest fucking question after "were the nazis actually antisemitic?"

>>900759
Depends on how much salt I have around my capital.

>>901013
Why didn't they have a larger population?

>>902291
Not as many domesticated animals plus humanity started in afro-eurasia

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>does your enviroment play a significant role in development
Yes you bloody retard.

Why didn't the people of eastern Russia discover America first?

Of course it does. Why did Venice become a major trading power and not Austria

>>902764
They did. The Inuets came over in the 13th century. It didn't matter though because the populations involved were so negligable.

>>902291
Fewer easily* worked river valleys and fewer domesticable animals.

* "Easily" in that it floods frequently such that the flood plains are very fertile and all you have to do is drop seeds on the ground to discover you can grow a lot of food fairly easily.