Jared Diamond was correct in saying that some people
were geographically lucky and others were not, because if the entire
thought of civilization started in the Fertile Crescent in Mesopotamia then in
order for the animals and plants they used to survive they needed to stay on
the same latitude. Staying on the same latitude however would leave out a lot
of the world and only civilize certain places. This was what Jared
Diamond said is the reason for Papua New Guinea not being as civilized as other
places such as Europe or America. In Saying this Jared Diamond has proven that it’s
not based on how you can adapt, because the New Guineans are some of the most
adaptive people in that world, but on what is around you as you grow up.
Very good summary, David. A little more explanation about which plants and animals were domesticated, or a bit more detail about Diamond's theory, and this good essay woud have been even better.
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