Before whites, it was Asians. The science of navigation was originally developed in China. The effects of magnetism was best understood by the Chinese. About agriculture one are still better than the Asians. About the astronomy none knew it better than the Asians, especially the Indians (well ancient Indians). You talk about bombs ... they were first developed by Chinese. You probably may not know how the Eurpeans counted... XXX, XIV, III Now they count 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 0. Needless to say, these were originally from India then they went to Arabs etc. The tools of mathematics is the biggest invention of all time. I just want to say what Sir Isaac Newton said, "If I could see further, it was because I was standing on the shoulders of Giants." So it is best to say humans from different parts of the world helped each other. Yes, from 16th century onward, the Eurpeans have been dominant. But I guess not anymore now.