Guns, Germs, and Steel

Diamond embarks on a world-wide quest to understand the roots of global inequality. He goes to New Guinea to trace the humanities journey from framing to the last Ice Age. Race was a big factor in this time period. Yoli wanted to know why places have more cargo then others. Why since ancient times have some societies progresses faster than others? During the Ice age the Middle East was thriving. They were hunter gatherers. They had to track the animal then shoot them with a bow and arrow. The women are the gatherers and the most prominent food source is wild sago. Enables them to make weapons. How did they survive with this little food supply. A granary was found which was a building where grain was stored. They were hardy and durable so this is what they ate. The thought behind this is that they started to grow their own food and stay close to water. This was the start of the first farmers of the world, unconsciously. Hunter gatherers were at a disadvantage because they couldn't compete. China then started to grow rice. Americans grew corm. Later in Africa they grew sorgum, millet, and yams. However in New Guinea, this was very different. Taro crops and cereal crops differ because it's more time consuming, and low in protein. This causes an unbalanced diet. Farming is crucial to the story of human inequality, but the type of framing is also a big factor. Geographic location affects this. Domestic animals started to be added, introduced to this way of life. Animal were mutually beneficial in regards to the relationship between plants and animals.