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L2 U8 I4b
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| devastate | Europeans experienced, survived and developed immunity or resistance to the epidemic diseases that would _____ the populations of the new continents they colonized. |
| dominance | The size of Eurasia was a major contributing factor in its _____, as it further increased its biological richness. |
| enormous | The better agriculture, _____ size and high population densities of Eurasia gave it most of the world’s population. |
| fortunate | People in the Middle East were _____ in another area: animal species. Eurasia had lots of large animals, such as horses, sheep and goats. |
| isolated | Africa was _____ from technological development. Middle Eastern agriculture did well in north Africa, but couldn't spread across the Sahara desert. |
| mystery | Why Indian Ocean traders did not carry the North African skills and knowledge to the highlands of Kenya remains a _____. |
| resistance | Eurasian societies acquired an advantage relative to other societies because of seeds. A second important advantage was their _____ to germs. |