Monday, January 7, 2013

Guns Germs and Steel Part 3

     Today in class we began  finished watching part 2,3 and began on part 4 of Guns Germs and Steel and Diamond has gained clues to answering the New Guinean's question of why people in other areas are more advanced than others. One big part of the answer to this question was geographical luck. Based on where people were living, some people could thrive more than others because of their surroundings. People that are living in an area of a lot of fertile land are most likely going to thrive and prosper more than people who are living in a desert for example. This is because that landscape's geographical feature allows them to farm food, feed themselves and even animals. Animals are very important in this whole geographical luck situation too. This is because animals like goats and cows produce milk. But that's not all they do, when the people pick the stuff they want from when they farm, the animals eat the leftover and then fertilize the crops. So, it's a win-win situation. Mr. Schick also squeezed the 3 factor for a civilization. A large population, technilogical advancements, and division of labor.

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