Why Were the Jews, Africans, & Native Americans Left Behind the Industrial Revolution?

[N567]

From what I have read about the developments in machine based mass production, the 1st machines, invented from 500BCE-1700, the period of the 1st Industrial Revolution, were all developed only in the great empires of Eurasia such as the Kingdom of England, the French Empire, the Dutch Empire, the 1st German Reich, and the Viking Empire in Western Europe, the empires of Moravia, Bulgaria, Georgia and Russia in Eastern Europe and the empires of the Islamic Caliphate, India, China, Japan, Mongolia, Khmer, Tibet, and the Kingdom of Thailand in Asia. What made these Eurasians so special that they developed such advanced technology and started the Industrial Revolution while the Jews, Africans, and Native Americans remained tribal and primitive?

Here is a list of the important inventions:

Architecture:

Sliding Door
Folding Screen
Flying Buttress
Suspension Bridge
Drawbridge
Turning Bridge
Overpass
Louver
Smoke Canopy
Chimney
Centralized Heating
Hoist
Mechanical Elevator
Coaching Inn
National Highway
Turnpike

Construction:

Scoop Wheel Excavator

Water System:

Water Raising Windlass
Scoop Wheel Pump

Mining:

Mine Rails
Mine Rail Wagons
Support Beams for Mine Tunnels and Shafts
Mining Explosives
Hopper System

Lighting:

Candle
Lamp
Oil Lamp
Match
Chandelier
Streetlamp
Slide Projector

Disaster Management:

Dike
Seismometer
Alarm Bells

Communication:

Paintbrush
Painting Canvas
Oil Paint
Watercolors
Parallel Line Drawer
Quill
Silverpoint
Pencil

Printing:

Stamp
Woodblock Printing
Woodblock Image Printer
Textile Printing
Porcelain Movable Type Printing
Metal Movable Type Printing
Color Printing
Paper
Paper Making Machine
Book
Bookbinding Machine
Paper Money

Telecommunications:

Zoetrope
Bells
Smoke Signals

Timekeeping:

Solar Calendar
Water Powered Mechanical Clock
Striking Clock
Astronomical Clock
Clock Tower
Spring-Driven Mechanical Clock
Pocket Watch
Pendulum-Driven Mechanical Clock

Agriculture:

Harrow
3-Field Crop Rotation
Moldboard Plow

Devices for Controlling Draft Animals:

Stirrup
Shoulder Harness
Padded Collar
Horseshoe

Materials/Chemicals:

Mercury
Wooden Machinery
Dye
Coal
Coal Furnace
Animal Oil
Plant Oil
Mineral Oil
Oil Drill
Oil Refinery
Retort
Natural Gas
Natural Gas Bamboo Pipes
Cast Iron
Glazing

Mass Production:

Mass Produced Interchangeable Parts
Blast Furnace
Grindstone
Crank
Loom
Spinning Wheel
Noodle Extruder
Kneading Machine
Noodle Screw Press
Reeling Machine
Dyed Fabrics
Assembly Line
Animal Powered Mill
Water Mill
Water Scoop Mill
Ship Mill
Barge Mill
Tide Mill
Bridge Mill
Hanging Mill
Vertical Axis Wind Mill
Post Mill
Tower Mill
Paper Mill
Hammer Mill
Gristmill
Hand Hulling Mill
Hand Gristmill
Edge Mill
Hulling Mill
Fulling Mill
Ore Mill
Bellow
Metal Mill
Finery Forge
Textile Mill
Sawmill
Stone Cutting Mill
Iron Mill
Forge Mill
Press Mill
Picture Mill
Printing Mill
Desalination Mill
Glass Mill
Mirror Mill
Bark Mill
Spoke Mill
Bobbin Mill
Carpet Mill
Slitting Mill
Rolling Mill
Stamp Mill
Needle Mill
Oil Mill
Tanning Mill
Hemp Mill
Cider Mill
Sugar Mill
Blade Mill
Pottery Mill
Malt Mill
Tool-Sharpening Mill
Cutting and Slitting Mill
Gunpowder Mill

Cooking Tools:

Wok
Makisu (Sushi Mat)
Hangiri (Sushi Rice Tub)
Kezuriki (Fish Meat Shaver)
Makiyakinabe (Japanese Omelette Pan)
Oroshigane (Spiked Grater)
Oshizushihako (Pressed Sushi Mold)
Shamoji (Rice Paddle)
Urokotori (Scale Remover)
Usu (Hammer and Large Pestle)
Zaru (Draining Basket)

Everyday Items:

Umbrella
Sunglasses

Hygiene:

Toothbrush
Toilet Paper
Ink Tooth Cleaner and Protective Coating

Mechanical Calculators:

Abacus
Napier's Bones
Pascaline

Mechanical Domestic Appliances:

Coal Clothes Iron
Weighted Swinging Fan

Land Transport:

Odometer
South-Pointing Chariot
Wheelbarrow
Rickshaw
Sailing Carriage
Hackney Carriage
Stagecoach
Omnibus
Wagon
Crank Powered Tricycle

Water Transport:

Ocean Going Multi-Masted Sail Powered Ship (Up to 7 Masts)
Bamboo Plaited Mat Sails
Mechanically Controlled Sail Battens
Adjustable Sail
Stabilizing Sails
Steering Sails
Oblique Rigging
Leeboard
Centerboard
Daggerboard
Rudder
Height Adjusting Mechanism for the Rudder
Fenestrated Rudder
Steering Wheel
Watertight Bulkhead
Limber Hole
Bilge
Square-Pallet Bilge Pump
Double Hull
Ship Crossbeams
Circular Toothed Anchor
Paddle Wheel
Animal Driven Paddle Wheel Ship
Magnetic Compass
Raised Relief Map
Sun Compass
Sail Tacking
The use of Ocean Gyres and Trade Winds to Aid Sea Transport
Astrolabe
Sea Chart
Globe

Aircraft (Unmanned Prototypes):

Kite
Kongming Lantern
Flying Top

Air Transport:

Kite Glider

Armor and Fortification:

Lacquer Coated Armor
Spiked Shield
Chain Mail
Full Plate Armor
Barding
Armored Cavalry
Pavise
Castles
Cannon Armed Bastion Fortresses

Weapons:

Bladed Pole (Guandao)
Long-Handled Saber (Podao)
Cavalry
Oar Powered Battleship
Ram
Hooks for Pinning Retreating Ships
Molten Iron Incendiary Pot
Ocean Going Multi-Masted Sail Powered Water Tanker Ship
Ocean Going Multi-Masted Sail Powered Battleship
Shield Armored Ship
Compound Steel Wave Blades
Armor Piercing Nodato
Armor Piercing Wakizashi
Armor Piercing Katana
Armor Piercing Naginata
Snorkel
Caltrops
Shuriken
Throwing Star
Baton
Mace
Flail
Broad Sword
Saber
Pike
Lance
Longbow
Reflex Bow
Crossbow
Repeating Crossbow
Triple-Bow Arcuballista
Windlass
Traction Trebuchet
Torsion Trebuchet
Gravity Powered Trebuchet
Fire Jar
Fire Pot
Fire Stone
Pump Operated Flamethrower
Sail Powered Ironclad Battleship
Sail/Animal Driven Paddle Wheel Powered Ironclad Battleship
Gunpowder
Solid Rocket Fuel
Fire Arrow
Fire Gourd
Fire Lance
Fire Arrow Cannon
Muzzle Loading Hand Cannon Gun
Wick Fired Muzzle Loading Cannon
Howitzer
Mortar
Mortar Turntable
Truck Carriage
Bomb Vessel
Gunport
Sail Powered Cannon Armed Battleship
Sail Powered Cannon Armed Ironclad Battleship
Oar Powered Submarine
Racebuilt Galleon
Cannon Catching Rope Net
Matchlock Firing Mechanism
Wheellock Firing Mechanism
Snaplock Firing Mechanism
Flintlock Firing Mechanism
Pistol
Musket
Blunderbuss
Arquebus
Fire Arrow Arquebus
Fire Arrow Mortar
Breech-Loading Musket
Breech-Loading Swivel Cannon
Volley Gun
Rotary Volley Gun
Fireship
Ship of the Line
Puckle Gun
Fire Dart
Superposed Load
Hand Mortar
Cannonball
Wick Ignited Explosive Shell
Grapeshot
Canister Shot
Case Shot
Scrapshot
Chain Shot
Carcass
Wick Ignited Hand Grenade
Smoke Bomb
Stink Bomb
Signal Flare
Coil Wick Ignited Landmine
Time Fused Water Mine
Multiple Rocket Launcher
Portable Multiple Rocket Launcher
Solid Shot Rocket
Rocket-Bomb
Multi-Stage Rocket

Corrective Devices:

Cane
Crutches
Wheelchair
Glasses
Mechanical Hearing Aid
Peg Leg
Dial Operated Hand

Mathematics:

Pi
Long Division
Polynomials
Algebra
Calculus
Generalized Binomial Theorem
Root Function Approximation
Cubic Plane Curves

Scientific/Measuring Instruments:

Thermometer
Gunter's Chain
Gunter's Quadrant
Gunter's Scale
Slide Rule
Circular Slide Rule
Microscope
Spirit Level

Geography:

Cartography

Meteorology:

Water Cycle

Medicine:

Drugs
Antiseptics
Toxicology

Biology:

Anatomy
Cells
Microbes

Physics:

Pendulum
Galilean Relativity
The Laws of Motion
The Law of Gravity
The Law of Cooling
Prism
Newtonian Fluid
Hooke's Law (Harmonic Oscillator)
Formulas for Optimizing Gear Design

Astronomy:

Astronomical Observatory
Nova
Supernova
Comet
Meteor
Asteroid
Planet
Water-Powered Armillary Sphere
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
Heliocentricism
Elliptical Planetary Orbits
Oblate Spheroid Shape of Planets
1st Practical Reflecting Telescope

Later Developments:

The first practical steam engine, the Atmospheric Engine invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712, would launch the 2nd Industrial Revolution from 1700-1860 where engine powered factories emerged as well as motorized transport like steamboats, steamships, trains, and trolleys. The technological advances in this period were made mostly by the UK, the USA and France which made them the most powerful nations in the world.

[Jim Mathias]

What made these Eurasians so special that they developed such advanced technology that later paved the way for the industrial revolution while the natives of Africa, North America, South America, and Australia remained tribal and primitive and with no evidence of advanced technology such as machines?

The quality of races, like the quality of individuals varies and that includes the qualities of inventive genius. Qualities such as inventive genius are not distributed equally within the various population groups as well as that of individuals within these groups. Creative genius is what brought about the inventions you listed (which certainly wasn't a comprehensive list) in the original post.

In other words, we're not all created equal and no evidence exists that equality is a proven fact although there are billions of irrelevant words that have been spewed out proclaiming it so. That some groups are born with more genius (of all kinds) than other groups has been proven time and again. I hope this answers your question.

[N567]

The quality of races, like the quality of individuals varies and that includes the qualities of inventive genius. Qualities such as inventive genius are not distributed equally within the various population groups as well as that of individuals within these groups. Creative genius is what brought about the inventions you listed (which certainly wasn't a comprehensive list) in the original post.

In other words, we're not all created equal and no evidence exists that equality is a proven fact although there are billions of irrelevant words that have been spewed out proclaiming it so. That some groups are born with more genius (of all kinds) than other groups has been proven time and again. I hope this answers your question.

Yes and because of the complacency of the people in these underdeveloped areas, they were easily colonized by the great empires who could make more efficient use of their resources by processing them and mass producing them into goods in factories. By the 1400's, the West was ready to bear the full weight of its industrial might on the Americas, Southern Africa, North, South and Southeast Asia, and Australia. The aforementioned gunpowder and rocket weapons, mass produced in factories, gave the European Empires an overwhelming advantage in colonizing the other continents. Here is a list of territories colonized by the European Empires:

Viking Empire:

Iceland and Greenland (during the 800s)

Spain:

South America and the Philippine Archipelago

Portugal:

South America

Russia:

Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (Specifically the Kingdoms of Astrakhan, Kazan, and Sibir)

UK:

Parts of North America, Malaysia, India, Southern Africa and Australia

France:

Parts of North America, Khmer, and Southern Africa

The Netherlands:

Indonesia, and Parts of Southern Africa

Germany:

Parts of Southern Africa

Special Mention: the northern part of Africa was colonized by the Islamic Caliphate who forcibly spread Islam in that area and enslaved many Africans there, beginning the African slave trade.

Meanwhile, continued industrialization and militarization, especially naval development from the 1200's onward allowed the Thai to resist colonization by the European Empires and even Japanese occupation in World War 2. Because the Thai had such a powerful military, the Japanese compromised with them and signed a treaty guaranteeing that they would not occupy Thailand in exchange for building a railway and bridge through the country all the way up to the river Kwai to transport cargo and personnel to the front lines.

And of course continued industrialization and militarization allowed the Japanese to conquer a lot of territories from the 1900's up to World War 2, and though they were defeated by the Chinese who had superior numbers and resources, especially oil, the Japanese continue to dominate the world economically by establishing branches of their companies in other countries. Though this is hardly mentioned in the media because of political correctness, Japan and the other developed countries still continue to dominate the 3rd world through their companies which develop majority of the goods and services and provide majority of the employment to people in the 3rd world.

The continued industrialization of China on the other hand, is what prevented the Chinese from being fully occupied by the foreign powers in the Opium Wars, and enabled the Chinese to drive out the foreign powers and become a democratic capitalist state in the Chinese Revolution of 1911 and also to defeat the Japanese in World War 2, the continued progress also allowed the Communists to rise to power and turn the country into a powerful nuclear weapons state, even possessing ballistic missiles, nuclear submarines and hydrogen bombs.

Of course political correctness seeks to bury the fact that the countries in North America, Eurasia (specifically Western Europe and Russia), Northeast Asia, and Southeast Asia (specifically only Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) have had continued technological and economic progress while the 3rd world countries before and after colonization have remained underdeveloped. The fact that the 3rd world countries that were former colonies of European and Asian empires were not developed even before their colonization is proof that not all ethnic groups are equal.

If the Chinese, Japanese and Thai were able to develop to the point of resisting western colonization and even dominating the world economically (for example majority of food products in Southeast Asia come from Thailand which has industrial scale factory farming), why were the 3rd world countries not able to do this if they are supposed to be equal to the developed countries?

[N567]

Here are fascinating images of mills as an example of Europe's rapid industrial growth during the 1st Industrial Revolution:

Animal Mill:



Watermill:



Windmill:



Later Development, Steam Powered Mill in the 1700's-1800's: