Monday, February 7, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Day- 4
In class we continued to watched Guns,Germs,and Steel. We also continued to learn about domesticated animals. To review back to yesterday we were talking aboutthe 14 kinds of animals that have been domesticated. Each animal that is domesticated can provied either food or labor. These fourteen animals were the first to be domesticated.
ANimals such as horses are very usefull to modern day farmers. They can till the land or other work, but they can do more then the average human. They can till mnore land, then an average human, creating a surplus of food. If they create a surplus humans dont have to worry about not having enough food.
All these surrounding countries were becoming more advanced, but the New Guinea natives were not. Jarred diamond says when he went to papua New Guinea in the 60's , the natives where still using rocks to hekp make food. While New GUinea was not advancing like other countries, they did have some things other countries didnt. They were an island, they didnt ave to worry about sharing land with neigboring countries. Before the were intruded by outsiders they had a great life. They hunted there own food, they pretty much did their own thing all the time.
When the animals and fertile crops reached eygept there was a hyuge advance in settlemnts. There were so many crops and animals they had enough to feed the pharos and officals more then they needed,not having to worry about not having food.
ANimals such as horses are very usefull to modern day farmers. They can till the land or other work, but they can do more then the average human. They can till mnore land, then an average human, creating a surplus of food. If they create a surplus humans dont have to worry about not having enough food.
All these surrounding countries were becoming more advanced, but the New Guinea natives were not. Jarred diamond says when he went to papua New Guinea in the 60's , the natives where still using rocks to hekp make food. While New GUinea was not advancing like other countries, they did have some things other countries didnt. They were an island, they didnt ave to worry about sharing land with neigboring countries. Before the were intruded by outsiders they had a great life. They hunted there own food, they pretty much did their own thing all the time.
When the animals and fertile crops reached eygept there was a hyuge advance in settlemnts. There were so many crops and animals they had enough to feed the pharos and officals more then they needed,not having to worry about not having food.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Day -3
Today we continued to watch the movie Guns,Germs,and Steel. Yesterday we left off on the topic of farming,working,and gathering. We Also learned about how archaeologists found one of the earliest settlements located in Papua New Guinea. Today in the movie we learn about animals. The natives yous the animals for milk, clothing,and meant. They also used waste made by the animals as a fertilizer to grow crops. Goats and sheep were the first animals to be domesticated my people. Pigs and cows were the next to be domesticated by people. Ox and horses were the most powerful "machines" on the planet at the time. You could train them,make then work,and also for transportation.
In new guinea they never used plows because they didn't have a large animal to plow for them. The largest animal they had was a pig. The pig cant really supply much for the natives. The pigs cant supply milk, like the goat, they don't have muscle, so they cant plow, and they cant domesticate it well, because they train well. They did have larger animals such a deer, but deer cant be domesticated like other animals.
Many animals were domesticated but they were not practical for farming. A crucial characteristic of a farming animal is that it must get along with humans. Another characteristic would be that it should be a plant eater. Also
14 of the first animals to be domesticated by humans (used for farming):
goats
sheep
pigs
cows
ox
horses
donkeys
2 types of camels
water Buffalo
llamas
rain deer
yachs
mithons
bally cattle
animals that were domesticated but are really not practical for farming:
frogs
tigers
penguins
coyotes
rodents
birds
reptiles
lions
moose
elephants
In new guinea they never used plows because they didn't have a large animal to plow for them. The largest animal they had was a pig. The pig cant really supply much for the natives. The pigs cant supply milk, like the goat, they don't have muscle, so they cant plow, and they cant domesticate it well, because they train well. They did have larger animals such a deer, but deer cant be domesticated like other animals.
Many animals were domesticated but they were not practical for farming. A crucial characteristic of a farming animal is that it must get along with humans. Another characteristic would be that it should be a plant eater. Also
14 of the first animals to be domesticated by humans (used for farming):
goats
sheep
pigs
cows
ox
horses
donkeys
2 types of camels
water Buffalo
llamas
rain deer
yachs
mithons
bally cattle
animals that were domesticated but are really not practical for farming:
frogs
tigers
penguins
coyotes
rodents
birds
reptiles
lions
moose
elephants
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Day- 2
Today we continued to watch the movie Guns,Germs, and Steel. This part of the movie was about Jarred Diamoned studying the hunting ways of the natives of Papua New Guinea. The women gather the foods. They often gather sego, a food that comes from a tree. Each tree can produce 70 pounds of sego. The also gathered wheat from Fields. The men hunt food. They often hunt deer or elk in the forest near their village.
Another part of the movie was about the island having one of the earliest settlements in the world. Archaeologists conclude that this is the first time people ever settled together in one place. This was a time of scarcity. This is were farming came from because they started to grow their own food. The planted fields of wheat and barley. They often moved where there was a source of water. They used every thing they had to make their lives better. For example they used sego from the trees but also used the bark and wood for other things. Archaeologists say that there has been farming for more then 1,000 years before others discovered farming.
Another part of the movie was about the island having one of the earliest settlements in the world. Archaeologists conclude that this is the first time people ever settled together in one place. This was a time of scarcity. This is were farming came from because they started to grow their own food. The planted fields of wheat and barley. They often moved where there was a source of water. They used every thing they had to make their lives better. For example they used sego from the trees but also used the bark and wood for other things. Archaeologists say that there has been farming for more then 1,000 years before others discovered farming.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
day- 1
Today we talked about the difference between western civilization and human geography and we also made a new blog. We also watched a movie called Guns, Germs, and Steel. It's a movie about a professor named Jarred Diamond who is working in Papua New Guinea studying birds. When study birds he also started studied the people of Papua New Guinea. He first started studying the people of New Guinea when a native asked him “why do you white man have so much cargo,and we have so little.” That got Jarred thinking of why they have so little things. Why are they so undeveloped compared to the Americans?
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