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Guns, Germs, and Steal

Jared Diamonds 

Papnewguinea is where Jared is traveling. Why do men have so much cargo? We Newguineans have so little?

1. Large civilization population

2. Advanced technology

3. Well organized work force

Papnewguinea still living like cave men. Sego major food product in that area. Barely helped start archaeologist is discovering. Certain places started to have more of certain things. Granary place for the grain. China place for rice. Americas place for corn. Africa place millet. yams, and sorghum. Most productive crops make fro the most productive civilization. It came down to geographic luck. Middle East had wheat and barely.

There are 14 species of domesticated animals. They are goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, Bactria camels, Arabians camels, water buffalo, llamas, reindeer, yaks, mithans, and Bali cattle. Cows, pigs, sheep, and goats were native to the middle east. People of the fertile crescents were geographically blessed.