Domestication

Jared diamond's theory of guns, germs, and steel be embraced. The second source is for Jared Diamond’s theory about guns, germs and steel. Source two acknowledges historical advantage of the development of Eurasian agriculture, which is the domestication of animals and crops. Source two is also against the idea of European domination is based on racial, intellectual, and genetic superiority, but mostly focuses on the idea that the main reason that the europeans dominated the world is because…

greatness was due to their abundance in crops such as barely, peas and lentils. As well as their abundance in domesticated animals in their herds of cattle, sheep, pigs and goats. Sumerias densely populated city became dependent on agriculture and the domestication of animals for food and nourishment. Crosby makes a captivating argument in the case that “The true strength of society, however, lies not in its billionaires but in its common folk and their strength” (page 24). Crosby is stating…

Jared diamond’s book “Guns, Germs, and Steel” is mainly to answer his indigenous New Guinean politician friend’s question, the Yali’s question and the questions about inequality that comes after Yali’s question. A big part of the question revolves around why is it that Europeans ended up conquering so much of the world in terms of guns, population-destroying germs, steel, and food-producing capability as compared to other continents? Regardless of all the conflicting evidence from anthropology…

The domestication of animals also allowed for farmers to more effectively farm their land (Diamond 74). However, not all places had land that was suitable for the development of agricultural practices that would produce enough food surplus for the people to have…

Jared Diamond explores the history of the world from a unique view. An ecologist and evolutionary biologist himself, he was not particularly trained to examine the world in the way an anthropologist would. This book, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Society, delves into the known world and societies within it, at least as of 1997. Diamond wanted to uncover why history unfolded differently on the different continents over the last 13 thousand years, but more importantly he wanted to…

The African Wild Ass or African Wild Donkey (Equus Africanus) the scientific name. Is a critically endangered species of wild donkey. Related to horses, zebras and other species of donkeys, it is one of a couple of species of the Equus breed to be rare or close to extinct. And is believed to be the long lost ancestor of the donkey that we know today. The African Wild Ass is known to live in the deserts and other arid regions of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and the Horn of Africa. It formerly had a…

was not considered agriculture, it depended upon animals for humans to survive and adapt. The use for animals also evolved over time. The first agricultural revolution spurred the the oldest and most basic farming techniques known to man. Plant domestication was the first farming technique introduced to man in the Middle East, China, and South America. The first humans were able to successfully able to collect and plant seeds of wild plants. They provided the sufficient amount of water for these…

created effects that gradually increased in magnitude over time. Diamond discusses the domestication of plants and animals on several times; since the domestication of wild fauna and flora have been a significant factor in the shaping of history. For example, the usage of horses helped Hernan Cortes to conquer the Aztecs. The prime example however is the obtainment of diseases from domestic animals . Domestication of animals has led to permanent settlements (rather than hunter-gatherer…

To grasp why the relationship between the men and women changed after the Agricultural Revolution, we should first get a brief outline of how the women were seen before the Revolution, and what part they played. With the assistance of archeologist and history recorded, we have the ability to differentiate the refinements in history of points of views of power between the men and women. There are three separate phases of human development in history: hunting and gathering, farming, and city…

“Why is there so much inequality in the world: where some societies have so much, while others have so little?” Inequality is defined as “difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality” In Guns, Germs and Steel Diamond explains why the world is so full of inequality and some reasons why are animals as food, milk & etc., animals as beasts of burden and useful plants. One of the reasons why there’s so much inequality in the world is because of animals being used as food, milk,…