More of Guns, Germs, and Steel

Today we watched more of Guns, Germs, and Steel. We learned that all great civilizations have advanced technology, large populations, and well organized work forces. We also learned about the haves and have nots. The haves are things that you need in your society  to succeed. Have nots are things that you do not have that your society needs. Thirteen thousand years ago the middle east was less arid and people lived there as hunter and gathers. It is still possible to see how people lived back then in New Guinea . Hunting is unpredictable so gatherings is used most often. In New Guinea the woman gather the food. In New Guinea their main food source is the sago tree. They take of the bark to get the sago inside the tree. The sago is like a dough that they eat. Sago does not store well and is not healthy for you to eat. In the middle east they gathered cereal crops, such as wheat and barley. Wheat and barley were native to the middle east 13 thousand years ago. Drah is an argeologist site. Drah is one of the earliest permanent villages in the world. They had the first granary. A granary is where you store grain to protect it from the weather, insects, and keeps the moisture out. Domestication is when humans change the plant by growing it in a controlled area. China grew rice, Americas grew corn, squash, and beans, and Africa grew sorghun, millet, and yams. Animal domestication is when humans domesticate animals. New Guinea didn't prosper because they were harvesting sago and it was not good for them and it was hard to store. We learned that the main thing that helps a civilization is geographical luck.