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Humans

Humans. “Guns, Germs & Steel”. Consider Past 13,000 Years Hunter/gatherers yield to farmers Over time, Farmers are displacing H/G... Why? Inherent characteristics of people? Environment? In GG&S, J. Diamond proposes purely environmental hypothesis. Key Environmental Factors.

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Humans

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  1. Humans

  2. “Guns, Germs & Steel” • Consider Past 13,000 Years • Hunter/gatherers yield to farmers • Over time, Farmers are displacing H/G... Why? • Inherent characteristics of people? • Environment? • In GG&S, J. Diamond proposes purely environmental hypothesis

  3. Key Environmental Factors • Available plants suitable as crops • Available animals for domestication • Latitude orientation for easy diffusion

  4. Latitude

  5. Fertile Crescent

  6. Macro Pattern - Farmers • More Calories • More People • Camps, Villages, Communities • Specialization, Stuff • Warriors & Bureaucrats • Language, Rules, Laws, etc. • Germs…

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