GUNS GERMS AND STEEL DAY 2

Today we watched more of the documentary on Jerry DIamond. When watching the video we all figured out that people from New Guinea can adapt to any environment very fast because they can build almost anything. Ont thing Diamond said was all great places have 3 things in common. Advanced Technology, A large population, and an organized workforce. In new Guinea they still hunt and gather to get food. One way they gather is getting a pulp from a tree and making a dough out of it to cook.

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