Monday's Blog

Today in class we watched more about Jared Diamond who is trying to find out why some civilizations have moved so much further in their time span then other ones.  In today’s parts we saw how civilization have evolved over time from being hunter gathers to farmers and then starting to domesticate the animals which in turn provides more for the group.  After learning about how the cultures have evolved over time he then told us about how some cultures are gifted with their geological location and what grows in their area.  For instance in New Guinea they have a tree called the Sago which can be striped apart and the insides can be made into dough to eat.  This dough though is not good in nutrients but has many calories which do not give the people strong bones.  On the other hand in a village name Drah which is located in the Middle East was the perfect place to settle for the luscious wheat and barley fields that covered the area.  The wheat and barley that grew there was more nutrients then the Sago tree and also could be made into dough.  Because wheat and barley are grains they can be stored for a long period of time unlike the Sago dough which can only be stored for a couple of days.  This made the people from New Guinea have to forage for their food and not be able to focus on other things.  This is just some of the things we learned but I could go on for a lot longer if I had the time.