> European powers were able to militarily overpower so many other regions because they were already richer and technologically advanced compared to other regions.

This is a false premise. European powers didn't show up with massive armies and overpower regions until very late (19th century). Cortez didn't show up and just win with his guns; he joined a Native American civil war.

https://np.reddit.com/r/badhistory/comments/2r3svv/myths_of_...

See a more general critique of this kind of observation here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6meq1k/a_det...