Is Jared Diamond's Theory correct?
I believe Jared Diamond's theory is correct because it is known that throughout the Pathological Age all human
beings lived as migratory hunters, fishers, and gatherers and later began to
develop further based on the resources in their land. Later in the Neolithic
age, the people began to settle in fertile areas and domesticate plants and
animals. Based on where they were located, like the fertile crescent, some
civilizations flourished while others continued to hunt and do hard labor
without the help of animals or machinery. Animals were a major factor of
revolution and determining whether an area is "geographically lucky"
or not. Certain areas such as Papua New Guinea, which I learned about last
semester were not lucky in this way because they had no local animals to
domesticate and use for labor. Other areas like Spain for example had llamas to
help with work making the lucky. Once civilizations began to develop better
technologies they could do jobs faster and more efficiently. Once they spent
less time on worrying about food they could organize workforces. Organized
workforces made it easier to develop tools because people could do what they
were best at and learn about developing products with steel.
It's Paleolithic Age, not Pathological Age. Look up the meaning of pathological and you'll see that that was actually a pretty funny mistake.
ReplyDeleteSpain did not have llamas; South America did.
Otherwise, good job!
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