Today in class we finally finished "Germs, Guns and Steel". Below are the notes I took:
Two thousand, five hundred years after Dhra (first time people started living together in a community), humans got together again in Gwer (which was 9,000 years ago).
Unlike in the modern world, pyramids remained the tallest structures in the world for centuries.
Even though not native to the United States, there are a hundred million cows in the United States (one cow per every three people; 1:3 scale). Wheat is also something not native to the United States. Even though not native to the United States, there are currently twenty million tons of wheat being produced per year.
According to Mr. Diamond, certain races of people are not less smart or resourceful. They are not far behind because of being less smart or resourceful. Instead, their falling behind is due to bad geographical luck. They are unable to turn their life around due to lack of resources nearby.
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