Western Civilization Class

Blog week 2 - 1  Guns, Germs, and Steel ·       14 animals over 100lbs  o    Goats o    Sheep  o    Pigs o    Calves o    Horses o    Donkeys o    Bactrian Camels o    Arabian Camels o    Water Buffalo o    Llamas o    Reindeer o    Yaks o    Mithuns o    Bali Cattle ·       None of the animals come from New Guinean, Australia, Africa, or North America. ·       Llamas come from South America. ·       The rest of the animals come from Asia, North America, and South Asia. ·       Cows, Pigs, Sheep’s, Goats are from the Middle East. ·       Middle East – Fertile Crescent ·       Got to have a stronger forces/not have to ...

Blog week 1 - 3  Guns, Germs, and Steel ·       Conquest by Europeans  ·       Growing Bareli and wheat would have advance them. ·       Jarred Diamond o    Professor at UCLA o    Biologist by training  o    Specialist in human physiology o    Author o    Bird watcher ·       Papua New Guinea ·       Yalie  à why do white men have so much cargo? And us New Guineans so little? ·       Exploration of guns, germs, and steel ·       Why have since ancient times have some countries developed faster than others? ·       Haves – Not Haves   à have things – don’t have things. ·       Power is determined by race  ·       Not advanced,...

Blog week 1 - 2  Guns, Germs, and Steel ·       Conquest by Europeans  ·       Growing Bareli and wheat would have advance them. ·       Jarred Diamond o    Professor at UCLA o    Biologist by training  o    Specialist in human physiology o    Author o    Bird watcher ·       Papua New Guinea ·       Yalie  à why do white men have so much cargo? And us New Guineans so little? ·       Exploration of guns, germs, and steel ·       Why have since ancient times have some countries developed faster than others? ·       Haves – Not Haves   à have things – don’t have things. ·       Power is determined by race  ·       Not advanced,...

Blog Week 1 - 1  Guns, Germs, and Steel ·       Conquest by Europeans  ·       Growing Bareli and wheat would have advance them. ·       Jarred Diamond o    Professor at UCLA o    Biologist by training  o    Specialist in human physiology o    Author o    Bird watcher ·       Papua New Guinea ·       Yalie  à why do white men have so much cargo? And us New Guineans so little? ·       Exploration of guns, germs, and steel ·       Why have since ancient times have some countries developed faster than others? ·       Haves – Not Haves   à  have things – don’t have things.