?Guns, Germs and Steel. Episode One: Out of Eden?Answer the following questions while watching Episode One. What is Cargo? How did New Guineans view cargo? How did Westerners view cargo? New gunians thought of cargo as things brought to the island first by westerners. Westerners thought of cargo as materials things you bring with you. According to Diamond what have all great civilizations had in common? Large population, better technology, and good workforce. What is the main geographical difference between the Middle East 13,000 years ago and today? How did this help its inhabitants? The Indus valley region had lots of vegetation. This helped them eat and have shelter.