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QR Challenge: Guns, Germs, and Steel Part One

Question	Answer
Do you agree with Jared Diamond when he says of a civilizations ability to gain power,wealth, and strength, “…what’s far more important is the hand that people have been dealt,the raw materials they’ve had at their disposal. Why or why not	I agree with Diamond. A huge part of a peoples' success is outside of their control. The geographic location of a people has an outstanding effect on their success. The people of the Fertile Crescent are a fantastic example of this. Their fortunate geographic positioning led to them developing specialization and other things vital to civilization.
How did the movement of the early civilizations of the Fertile Crescent (Middle East) further support Diamond’s idea that geography played a key role in the success of a civilization?	The people of the early civilizations of the Fertile Crescent abused the land, to the point where it could no longer support them. Since the Fertile Crescent shared that same latitude with Europe and Asia, the people were able to migrate to new areas and thrive.
List the animals that can be domesticated and where they can be found.	Goats, pigs, horses, donkeys, camels, pigs, reindeer, llama (South America), nithans, cattle, and yaks can all be domesticated. All of the animals besides llama can be found in Asia, North Africa, and Europe.
How do the locations of animals that were domesticated apply to Diamond's idea of geographic luck?	Domesticated animals lead to more productive civilizations. It's not a coincidence that areas with notable civilizations all had domesticatable animals available.
According to Diamond, livestock also plays a significant role in a civilization’s ability to become rich and powerful. How did the domestication of animals help people? Give several examples	The domestication of animals created a steady source of meat, skins, and other niceties. Animals were also used for transportation and in warfare along with farming.
According to Jared Diamond, what are the three major elements that separate the world’s “haves” from the “have nots”?	The three major elements that separate the haves from the have nots are guns, germs, and steel.
For thousands of years, people have been cultivating crops. Describe the process used to domesticate crops and create plants that yielded bigger, tastier harvests	By planting and harvesting at specific times, while selecting seeds from plants with favorable characteristics, humans were able to domesticate crops and plants and induce artificial selection to get better yields.