Question

historical context: one thousand years ago, no one would have guessed that europe - a region that was fractured, resource - poor, and far behind the islamic and chinese empires - would one day dominate much of the world. the following two sources explore different theories about why europe rose to global prominence by the 15th century. source 2: excerpt from why did western europe dominate the globe? an interview with philip t. hoffman (modified excerpts) note: philip t. hoffman is a professor of history and the author of the book why did europe conquer the world? the excerpt below is from an interview he gave in 2015 in which he explains the key findings of his book. directions: read source 2 below and answer questions 7 - 10. what led you to investigate the global conquests of western europe? many theories try to explain how the west became dominant. for example, that europe became industrialized more quickly and therefore became wealthier than the rest of the world. or, that when europeans began to travel the world, people in other countries did not have the immunity to fight off the diseases they brought with them. how is your theory different? 8 which detail from the text best supports the authors claim that disease is not the primary reason why europeans achieved global dominance? a many theories try to explain how the west became dominant b smallpox ravaged mexico when the spanish conquistador hernan cortes overthrew the aztec empire c disease cant explain, for example, the colonization of india, because people in southeast asia had the same immunity to disease that the europeans did d armed ships, fortifications that can resist artillery, and more, and the europeans became the best at using these things

Explanation:

The claim is that disease is not the primary reason for European global dominance. Option C provides an example (colonization of India) where disease - based immunity parity between Europeans and locals shows disease can't be the main factor. Option A just mentions theories without supporting the claim. Option B is about a disease - related event but doesn't counter the idea of disease being the primary reason. Option D is about military aspects and not related to the claim about disease.

Answer:

C. "Disease can't explain, for example, the colonization of India, because people in southeast Asia had the same immunity to disease that the Europeans did"