Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Guns, Germs, and steel video

Jared Diamond:

has traveled around the world
Papua New guinea
is a bird watcher
UCLS Las Angeles professor (biologist)
cargo-  stuff you own
human Philosophy
Newguineans thought power was determined by race
all great civilizations have some things in common:
advanced technology
large population
well organized work force
sago tree- a lot of food in it
not super nutritious
have to eat it quickly
takes awhile to harvest
barley and wheat were food in the Middle East
very plentiful
Drah- the very first early official settlement
granary- a place to store food like the wheat
domestication- to cross breed things

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