Medicine, windmills, plaah..
West put gunpowder into best use with their guns, blitzkried (not new per se), atomic bomb, conquering wast areas, and such. Yeah, maybe others invented all kinds of shit, but we stole it well and some extra too.
Isn't that what summarizes the whole human specie? We are not top dogs because of our intelligence, we are top dogs because we have also means (like hands) to dominate and conquer. Although it doesn't sound as fancy as being so smart.