In his book and documentary series Civilization: The West and the Rest , historian Niall Ferguson identifies six "killer applications" that enabled Western civilization to achieve global dominance starting in the 1500s. The Six "Killer Apps" of Western Civilization
: Other civilizations have now successfully "downloaded" these six features, allowing countries like China to challenge Western supremacy. Civilization The West & the Rest
: The Scientific Revolution gave the West a major military and technological advantage over Eastern rivals. In his book and documentary series Civilization: The
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These features distinguish the "West" from the "Rest" by explaining how a small minority of the global population secured the majority of its resources: