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    The document discusses how European settlers died in large numbers from disease when they reached the Tropic of Capricorn in southern Africa, while indigenous African tribes remained healthy. The tribes grew crops adapted to the wet and dry seasons, had cattle and sheep, and had developed natural immunity and early vaccination methods against diseases like malaria. In contrast, Europeans settled in wet, humid areas near rivers which bred mosquitoes, putting them in direct contact with malaria and without natural immunity they lacked. Centuries later, changes like increased urbanization in Zambia have allowed malaria to spread more widely.

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    The Series Guns Germs and Steel (a series on the roots of Inequality) is great. It is lengthy, so. if required here are some great notes on it.

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    Guns Germs and Steel Episode 3 Notes

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    Geography and Disease: How African Tribes Survived European Settlement

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    The document discusses how European settlers died in large numbers from disease when they reached the Tropic of Capricorn in southern Africa, while indigenous African tribes remained healthy. The tribes grew crops adapted to the wet and dry seasons, had cattle and sheep, and had developed natural immunity and early vaccination methods against diseases like malaria. In contrast, Europeans settled in wet, humid areas near rivers which bred mosquitoes, putting them in direct contact with malaria and without natural immunity they lacked. Centuries later, changes like increased urbanization in Zambia have allowed malaria to spread more widely.

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    Geography:

    -crops refused to grow, land wasn’t plowable, shoes broke…


    -animals (oxen and horses) died, reducing military and farming power
    -settlers fell ill and died (over 1000)
    -however they were stunned to see Africans and their cattle healthy and active

    Why?
    -as settlers went more north, they had reached the Tropic of Capricorn , which two seasons:
    wet and dry.
    -These tropical African tribes (Zulus and Matabele) grew sorghum, millet, worked iron, had
    cattle and sheep, etc.

    How did they survive (and how Europeans died):


    -boils down (again), to geography. The diseases were ‘native’ (or unique) to the Tropical World.
    -Europeans didn’t have exposure to these diseases and therefore didn’t have any natural
    immunity. Germs were working against them.
    -further more Africans developed methods of early vaccination and developed antibodies to
    Malaria.
    -they also limited Malaria transmission by living in small settlements.
    -they also settled in high, dry areas so that they could stay away from mosquitoes (which
    spread the virus. In contrast, Europeans settled in wet, humid areas (near rivers) to help them
    with farming and drinking water sources. They also lived in big groups. Wet Humid areas are the
    breeding zones of mosquitoes, putting Europeans in direct contact of them and the virus.

    Belgium:
    -raided many native tribes taking their copper, rubber, gold, diamond etc.
    -they pushed all native Africans out of their settlements and tropical environment burning
    down their homes and belongings.

    Zambia Today:
    -7 kids a day die from Malaria in a hospital
    -Zambians now live in high density towns instead of spread out communities allowing Malaria
    to spread drastically
    -Zambia average income is ~$100
    -Average lifespan is just 35 years.
    -Malaria is the #1 killer of children (in Africa) under 5 years old
    -mothers are less productive due to these illnesses

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