Today in Human Geo class we watched a video called Guns, Germs, And Steel and we also took notes on it.

Jared Diamond
Professor at UCLA
Specialiest in Human Geology
He is a bird watcher
Loves birds

Outside of Eden

Papuanewguinea ( Island nation between Asia and Austriala)

Jared met a guy named Yally, Yally asked him a question and said why do you have such more cargo then we do. Cargo means all your possessions. Jared did not know how to answer the question

Cultural Anthropologists

Cargo ( evidence of a white man)

Saw themselves as genetic superiour

Ian Kutt ( Notre Dame University)

All great civilations have advanced techonology, large population, well organized workforce

sago tree gives you a lot of supply of dough but is not very nutrious and goes bad very quickly

Barley and wheat ( middle east) are grains that you can store for a long time

Drah- Small village

granary- place to store grain

Domestication- cross pollinate things