Today in class we reviewed for our test on modern Papua New Guinea and Guns Germs and Steel tomorrow. Some of the things we reviewed were the characteristics of domesticated animals and plants, why Papua New Guinea never succeeded like the other places did, why people couldn't live in the fertile crescent anymore, Draa', and finally Jared Diamond. The characteristics of domesticated aninals are
being over 100 punds, be friendly with people, be able to be tamed, horses and goats tend to be herd animals : if you take the "lead" animals, you control the rest (social hierarchy) provide some sort of manual labor, being able to provide meat, milk, being able to reproduce and often. The charcteristics of domesticated plants are being more nutritous than other plants in that area like taro or sago,easy to prepare, easy to plant,able to be stored for a while, versatile (used for many different things). People could no longer stay in the fertile crescent because it got too dry or arid, and they could no longer grop crops. The people started moving east and west along the lines of longitude. Draa' was the very first ancient village or community, comleter with a granery and all. They were the first people to build a house the correct way. Jared Diamond is a bird watcher and a proffesor at UCLA. He is also a cultural anthropologist.
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