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Agriculture also arose first in Eurasia because of a combination of naturally occurring advantages. As
in the previous chapter, one can study the demographic history of Austronesia by studying linguistic
patterns. Because of all the islands around Australia and New Guinea the colonist would travel to a
new island and would adapt and populate the island. Not only did this allow food surpluses to
develop, but it also enabled crops such as cotton, flax, and hemp to be easily processed into clothing,
blankets, nets, and ropes. Bands and Tribes had egalitarian governments with Informal leadership
and no real structure to conflict resolution. Jared Diamond’s (Diamond) book Guns, Germs, and
Steel, won the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction and was made into a documentary by the
National Geographic Society, broadcast in 2005. Later revealing that this is the exact question he
received. Diamond refers to these measures and counter-measures as an evolutionary contest
between humans and our pathogens. The use of viral diseases really caused a lot of agony to the
indigenous populations whose health did not matter. The differences in technology and advances
differing between other countries. Certainly they had no beasts of burden, but why did they not use
them for things like wheelbarrows for people to carry things in, as was done in ancient China when
wheels were first used there. But then, dialectically—Diamond never uses that word, though it jumps
off the page in his discussion of China—China’s geographically easy avenues of trade and
communication were transformed from an advantage for innovation to a disadvantage. In the case of
the Americas, the narrowness of the isthmus of Panama and its hostile climate was an additional
topographical-climactic factor discouraging the diffusion of culture. In contrast, Christopher
Columbus approached five different European potentates till eventually, he found one willing to
sponsor his voyage of exploration across the Atlantic. For example Fe with 12 or more wt% of
chromium (Cr) is stainless steel, which again. It’s important to note that the populations of Indonesia
and the Philippines look a lot like the South Chinese, far more than they resemble the indigenous
peoples of Australia or New Guinea. For example, European pseudo-scientists might argue—and
have argued—that their people are superior because they had to respond to the cold climate.
McGowen Abstract This paper will determine whether guns have a place on college, and school
campuses. The. Food production and larger populations favored more rapid technological
development. The New Guineans already used polished stone tools, and were resistant to tropical
diseases like malaria. Professional historians still disagree about the answer. I will provide a critical
and in-depth analysis of the Collision at Cajamarca as one of the major chapters in which Diamond
sheds light on the concept of gun, germs and steel which was used to exercise dominance and take
over other people’s culture. These kinds of diseases typically spread in epidemics, which meant that
they required a very dense population in order to arise. Chapter 2 Summary. In 1820 a Cherokee man
named Sequoyah saw white people using writing and. Instead, people were mainly concerned about
migration into new areas which would promote their survival. Diamond is one of those American
scientists who is, quite unconsciously it seems, converging on the ideas of historical materialism. In
our guide, we’ll see how Diamond draws the link between food production and these advantages,
we’ll fact-check his ideas, and we’ll consider how Diamond’s view has been received by other
experts. By analyzing similarities between the same words in many languages, one can guess that the
people that speak such languages were connected through cultural diffusion. Animals, besides
providing food and labor, also gave Eurasians wool and leather—protection from the cold. The
earliest places that did adopt food productions were: Iraq, Mexico, and the Andes.
First humans to leave behind strong evidence of burying their dead and caring for the sick. Thanks to
audiobooks for making my time productive when Im stuck in traffic. Use this introduction, along
with the Viewing Guide to. Add and replace text, insert new objects, rearrange pages, add
watermarks and page numbers, and more. These factors led Eurasians (people from Asia, Europe,
and North Africa) to historically have strategic advantages over non-Eurasians, including advanced
knowledge, centralized governments, and immunity to infectious diseases. The 1-page summary and
then the longer, complete version are so useful. Chapter 5 Historys Haves and Have-Nots Summary
and Analysis On large parts of the globe. This chapter will focus on the role of food production in
civilization. The Europeans created a writing system, which would allow the transmission of
knowledge across the land. By the time of the beginning of Europe's worldwide expansion (1500
AD), cultures on different continents showed huge differences in political and technological
development. Moreover, the written languages of the Eurasians facilitated clear communication,
which both inspired and coordinated expeditions and conquest. This would suggest that Southeast
Asian agriculturalists spread through Austronesia and spread their “cultural baggage” with
them—not just agriculture and technology, but also the language they used to describe their
agriculture and technology. In conclusion, I would like to point out that the use of gun, germs and
steel was a strategy which enabled the Spanish to conquer their colonial territories. There is plentiful
evidence for such a hypothesis, since the same crops, pottery, and domesticated animals can be found
in Austronesia and Southeast Asia. What Diamond really should have made clear at that point in the
book is that the coercive power of the state is still necessary to support the capitalist class, even
though the mechanism of exploitation is now largely economic (surplus value), rather than political
(rent, tribute, taxation). However, with the depletion of natural resources, it became inevitable that
they would look for an alternative means of livelihood. The film begins on Shelby’s marrying twenty-
four hours to Jackson Latcherie. However, it is advisable to contact the appropriate government
agency or filing office to determine the specific deadline. However, Diamond argues that the New
Guineans of the same era would have been smarter than the Europeans. Web Chapter 1 Summary. 16
East Asia How. They divergence from apes to humans took place from then to the end of the last
Ice. This progressively happened as human beings were moving to new areas so as to start venturing
into hunting and gathering. This section proposes an answer to the question the Diamond has just
posed: the peoples of Southeast Asia expanded into Austronesia because of their knowledge of
agriculture. During the old world, human beings were mainly engaged in hunting and gathering as
their main economic activities. In the 13th century, Chinese ships of exploration reached the coast of
East Africa. Our Teacher Edition on Guns, Germs, and Steel makes teaching easy. Why is it that
Europeans ended up conquering so much of the world. Other impediments to progress included large
bodies of water or land barriers such as mountains and deserts. With the exception of maize (“corn”),
none of the large-seeded grains that are suitable for domestication are native to the Americas. As in
the previous chapter, one can study the demographic history of Austronesia by studying linguistic
patterns. When Diamond reaches the last 13,000 years, he slows down to focus on specific societies
and historical events.
It took a long time for people to spread to different corners of the world. There are five distinct
factors: decline in availability of wild foods, less wild game and more domesticable wild plants,
development of technologies for food producing, the rise in human population density vs. You can
also download, print, or export forms to your preferred cloud storage service. This chapter will focus
on the role of food production in civilization. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, Diamond’s main
theme is that domination of the world by Eurasian civilization is ultimately the result, not of racial
differences, but of long-term geographical and biogeographical factors. In this Pulitzer Prize-
winning book, Jared Diamond puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the
contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, sub-Saharan Africans, and aboriginal
Australians. According to his explanations, the rise of the Eurasian technological advancements did
not result from the intelligence or inherent genetic superiority of the Eurasian people. The modern-
day New Guinean population speaks languages not found in Java and Sumatra—languages that
aren’t closely tied to ancient Austronesian languages. Why? An obvious example of this is inducing a
person to cough or sneeze, while rabies drives a dog into a biting frenzy. Thus, when linguists study
the grammars and vocabularies of ancient Southeast Asian languages and compare them with those
of ancient Austronesian languages, they find many similarities. Because of all the islands around
Australia and New Guinea the colonist would travel to a new island and would adapt and populate
the island. While there is a lot of truth to some of his explanations, it seems as though Diamond
wants to avoid theories that do not fit in with. It is a non-fiction book that examines the reasons why
societies around the world developed differently over the course of human history. However, this
kind of colonization is quite different from that of the Neolithic revolution that occurred in the old
world. Get the entire Guns, Germs, and Steel LitChart as a printable PDF. However, I am convinced
that it was not a brilliant idea to take advantage of one’s technological advancements to oppress
other people. However, if you are asking about summarizing the main ideas or key points from the
book, here is a simple outline you could consider. It explores the various factors that contributed to
the societal and technological differences between different human populations throughout history.
Chapter 2 Summary. In 1820 a Cherokee man named Sequoyah saw white people using writing and.
First is our alphabet which uses one sign per sound. For these and other reasons, the invaders quickly
subdued the Native Americans despite their having been established on the continent for millennia.
The documentary was shown in three parts: Out of Eden, Conquest, and Into the Tropics.
Nevertheless, despite his accomplishments, Diamond himself contradicts this notion by providing a
negative example. This led to a decrease in men’s average height by six inches. There is some
evidence of 5000 year-old arrowheads in Australiasuggesting that the. Thanks to audiobooks for
making my time productive when Im stuck in traffic. Click Done when you are finished editing and
go to the Documents tab to merge, split, lock or unlock the file. Jared Diamond’s (Diamond) book
Guns, Germs, and Steel, won the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction and was made into a
documentary by the National Geographic Society, broadcast in 2005. To provide a background for,
as well as an argument to support, his own explanation, Diamond then briefly sketches millions of
years of human evolution. STAY CONNECTED Join our mailing list to receive regular updates.

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