In chapter 1, we saw that there were many parallels between native american, european, and african societies on the eve of contact. yet europeans ended up dominating both native american and african populations in colonial american settings. based on what you learned in chapter 2, what factors to explain that dominance?

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada