Guns, Germs & Steel

Today in human Geo we watched a little of a film called "Guns, Germs & Steel." In this Movie we see how the ancient civilizations adapted, compared to the people of New Guinea. Professor Diamond loves to spend time in New Guinea. He asked a question "Why is the world so unequal?" He wanted to know why some nations thrived with money and food, while others could barley find food to eat. In New Guinea the men hunt, while the women gather a grain from the inside of a tree called a sago. While in ancient times in the middle east when it was lush green forests and no where near as arid as it is now, people were doing great. All was well in the middle east around 13,000 years ago, right after the Ice Age had ended, but soon Ice Age like conditions were coming back. The people in the Middle East domesticated their land and were the first to become farmers. They would plant things like wheat and other grains so that if the man couldn't find meat they wouldn't starve.