Human history provides us with many examples [17][18][19] that make it abundantly clear that even the slightest advance can enable one group to dominate others.
There are also counterexamples of technologically underprivileged groups resisting quite successfully. I think there might be a chapter on this in War Before Civilization.
There are also counterexamples of technologically underprivileged groups resisting quite successfully. I think there might be a chapter on this in War Before Civilization.
Beware positive bias.