G, G, S: How did we get here


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Infer why you think Jared Diamond named his book Guns, Germs, and Steel.

I think Jared named his book Guns, Germs, and Steel because ______________________________.

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 What are two things ancient civilizations shared in common?  Ancient civilizations shared ______________ and ___________.

Why did Diamond study the people living in Papua/New Guinea?  Who was he able to compare them to?  Diamond studied them because ______________________.  He compared them to ___________.

Which is more productive hunting or gathering?  Why?  _______ is more productive because _____________

What happened 12,500 years ago?  Why was it a big deal?  12,500 years we had a ________________.  It was a big deal because __________________.

How did people start to control nature?  People started to control nature by _______________________.

Which part(s) of the world developed farming?  Where was it not as successful?  Why not?  Farming developed in ________, ___________ and ____________.  It was less successful in __________ because ____________________.


 What was Diamond's revelation?  His revelation was ________.

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How would you do living in a Hunting/Gathering society? Why or why not? I would do _________ living in a hunting gathering society because __________________.

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