QUIZ part 1 by JAVIER DE LA ROSA HERNANDEZ

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Chapter 5: History's Biggest Fraud.

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Chapter 6: Building pyramids

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Chapter 7: Memory Overload

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Chapter 8: There is no justice in history

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Summary

javier_de — 2024-04-11 13:34:01 UTC

Yuval Noah suggests that the agricultural revolution led to the rise of oppressive hierarchical structures, as food surpluses allowed the rise of elites who exploited the labor of others. He concludes that although agriculture has brought significant changes to human society, its benefits have been exaggerated and its disadvantages often ignored.

Thesis

javier_de — 2024-04-11 13:34:34 UTC

Noah questions the idealized representation of early farmers living in harmony with nature, highlighting the environmental impact of agriculture, such as deforestation and land degradation. The chapter said the contrary from the popular belief, the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture was not a conscious decision made to improve human life.

Personal Comment

javier_de — 2024-04-11 13:41:12 UTC

I think that at this part of the book, Yuval Noah makes us think about all what we know and imagine from the Agricultural Revolution. “The transition to agriculture began around 9500–8500 BC in the hill country of south-eastern Turkey, western Iran, and the Levant.” Yuval Noah has said about the Biggest Fraud because we get carried away from myths and leyends.

Summary

javier_de — 2024-04-11 13:46:08 UTC

With the domestication of plants and animals, humans could cultivate their food, leading to surplus production and the establishment of permanent settlements. This shift not only revolutionized how societies sourced sustenance but also laid the foundation for complex social structures to emerge. Yuval Noah underscores how agriculture fundamentally altered human interactions with the environment. As societies settled in one place, they began to manipulate landscapes, paving the way for the development of urban centers and infrastructure. This chapter serves as a compelling exploration of the enduring impact of the Agricultural Revolution on human societies and the trajectory of civilization as we know it.

Thesis

javier_de — 2024-04-11 23:19:17 UTC

“THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION IS ONE of the most controversial events in history. Some partisans proclaim that it set humankind on the road to prosperity and progress.” Because the transition to agriculture brought about a series of transformative changes, it underscores how agriculture fundamentally altered human interactions with the environment.

Personal Comment

javier_de — 2024-04-11 23:21:07 UTC

On this chapter, Yuval Noah is speaking facts, because the integration of the agriculture on peoples lives make them think and act in very different way (the use of plants, animals and other natural things). This manipulation of the environment not only shaped human settlements but also influenced ecological systems, setting the stage for future environmental challenges.

Summary

javier_de — 2024-04-11 23:28:20 UTC

“EVOLUTION DID NOT ENDOW HUMANS with the ability to play football”. Yuval Noah said that the invention of writing make humans to think more in all ways, he also said that the invention of numbers make also a new way to communicate, as well he thinks that it is a more revolutionary system for Homo sapiens, that make a new “rule of the world”.

Thesis

javier_de — 2024-04-11 23:35:28 UTC

This chapter mentions that most of the animals have something predetermined inside their DNA, however, humans do not have any predetermined “rule”. Yuval Noah think that is easier to remember rules just like the ones from the school, because they are not that large and are established in a long society.

Personal Comment

javier_de — 2024-04-11 23:39:58 UTC

I understand that Yuval Noah wanted to mention that we as humans do not have that "savage mode" that animals have on their DNA. In the other hand, with the help of writing humans could make a better wold for them in all aspects.

Thesis

javier_de — 2024-04-11 23:44:44 UTC

Harari says that the humans are recognized for cooperating all with all, nevertheless we are not fair with nothing or anyone. The book mention the sign on a South African beach which says that the beach is restricted for white people. In the other hand, we have the people that do not get any chance for discovering their role on the society (individual potential for them), specially if they are treated in very bad ways.

Summary

javier_de — 2024-04-11 23:48:34 UTC

Yuval Noah says that the humans are recognized for The complex societies are more involved in discrimination, because those societies are made by dividing people into categories for making a better “cooperation” in the area. Gw says that some parts of the society are based on imaginary hierarchies. He also mentions that these hierarchies are based on many few years ago because it comes from another types of people. Harari mention the “Hindu caste system” that determines the main job of the people in a certain group of people

Personal comment

javier_de — 2024-04-11 23:49:23 UTC

I agree with the author because since few years ago the justice in some societies do not exist. I also agree with the book when it mentions that the societies we think are perfect are not, because they can work thanks to different groups of people making the discrimination obviously.