https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs Question 8 from the viewing guide to "Guns, Germs, and Steel" asked if you agree with Diamond's argument that of a civilizations' ability to gain power, wealth, and strength "...what's more important is the hand that people have been dealt, the raw materials they've had at their disposal." Why or why not? Use examples from the video to support your answer. en-us 2020-10-11 22:46:51 UTC 2020-10-13 13:04:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824623902 2020-10-13 12:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824623902 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824624304 I agree with Jared Diamond, I think that natural resources and raw materials were a big part of the success of a
civilization, but I also believe that a civilization needs to have knowledge and experience to manufacture or
develop something that gives them advantage over others.]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824624304 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824624332 I agree with Mr. Diamond, and the claims he brought up. Think about it - people always say that when you're buying a house, the 3 most important things are Location Location Location. Its the same with history. If you have better soil, better terrain, better resources, and better animals, you basically have a headstart over people less geographically gifted. Someone brought up the point that if people are dedicated enough to make do with what they have, they can be fine, but I disagree: If you're twice as fast as someone, but they have a headstart halfway up the race, chances are they'll have a much easier time winning. So in short, Mr Diamond's theory is a big part of inequality]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824624332 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625071 2020-10-13 12:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625071 acui4 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625396 I disagree with Jared Diamond’s belief that human success is based on what materials and you are given. Although this does play a huge role in a civilizations success, but human will, hard work, ingenuity and observation are also incredibly important. People could have the best resources with the best geography yet if they don't have these traits they still will not be able to prosper. Aid from other people or countries could have also changed the course of a civilations.

]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625396 kzhong2 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625450 I agree with Jared Diamond. For example, if I gave a group building a house with more, higher quality materials than another group, that group would build a more advanced house than the group with less materials. This applies to building a civilization. The better resources, the more complex a community would get.]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625450 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625470 I agree with his theory because when civilizations have the materials they need they don't need to spend all their time hunting and gathering them. The natural resources near them are very helpful to their success. The resources help them grow their own food and discover and invent new things to help too.]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625470 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625653 I agree with Diamond's argument because if you don't have the proper resources provided by your surroundings, you can't convert to a village-like system where farming keeps people alive, then allowing technology to flourish. In the fertile crescent they had many animals to domesticate and good crops, while in New Guinea they did not have native animals to domesticate and lived in a harsh environment that didn't allow them to change to a farming/village lifestyle.]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625653 gberry31 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625681 People are born in different areas and those areas have different advantages. If you are born on an island and you have no trees or buoyant substances, it doesn't matter how much you try, you will never be able to leave that island, and on top of this you will never be able to expand your resource amount because you cannot leave. Human will cannot exactly replace the lack of resources that people need]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625681 Xjnmagic https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625865 I do agree with him, because it makes perfect sense: humans work with what they have, and try to be as successful as possible, and support each other. Since some places had geographic advantages, of course they were going to develop better ways of farming, domesticate more animals, create new occupations, and develop technology that would change the world. All humans are the same animals, but we live in different habitats. The New Guineans were just as, if not more ingenious, than the people of Eurasia. They just didn't have the best habitat. If they had had, say, a jungle horse to assist them in making more food, they could have developed more control over fire, and hence metalworking. The better the habitat, the more advanced the animal. Humans with food that multiplied and supported a massive population, and animals that caused the further creation of food and resources, could make technology that would allow them to change the world. It works. It makes sense. So, I agree with it.]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824625865 ekwan4 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824626007 I agree with Jared Diamond's argument about civilizations because if they have more experience dealing with raw materials and knowing what to do with it, they can easily succeed. They could do anything if they get given the materials.]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824626007 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824626118 I agree because the people in new guinea had to adapt to their situations and survive, avoiding obstacles, while people with power, wealth, and strength most likely dont have half as many skills as the new guineans, and never had to worry about surviving in the wilderness. The New Guinians gained skills they will use for the rest of their lives and can pass on.]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824626118 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824626269 I  agree with Jared Diamond because most of the reason why these places were successful was because of their geographical location. Their raw materials are what made them successful in the first place. Places like Eurasia were successful because of the climate and materials that they already had in that location. Places like New Guinea weren't as successful because of their location and climate. I believe that they worked just as hard has the people in Eurasia, but because of their geographical location they didn't become as successful.]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824626269 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824626297 2020-10-13 12:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824626297 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824627257 I agree with Diamond’s claim to an extent, of course many civilizations were able to prosper because they had many resources that aided them but some like the USA for example hardly had any animals to support it and it was not the most fertile of land. They were able to prosper because they imported many goods that they needed and worked together to prosper.]]> 2020-10-13 12:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824627257 mnguyen103 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824627315 2020-10-13 12:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824627315 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824627629 The New Guineans are geniuses, they have adopted to their situation the best they could, but you can't just go straight to the top, you need to work with what you have, and they don't have enough food to worry about anything else

]]> 2020-10-13 12:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824627629 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824627689 I agree with Jaren Diamonds argument because the Middle East were able to establish more of a civilization before other places. They did not have to focus as much on farming, which allowed for specialized jobs in other works. They had better access to animals which helped in many aspects. When these animals migrated to other places, civilization came easier all around, which further proves this.]]> 2020-10-13 12:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824627689 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824628069 I agree with Jared Diamond because a civilization ability to gain power, wealth, and strength depends on what you have around you and how you use it.

]]> 2020-10-13 12:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824628069 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824628141 I agree to an extent because natural resources and raw material impact a civilizations ability to achieve all these things, but it is also important for a civilization to get the knowledge that is necessary to adapt to what they have to work with, and to create different things outside their own world. ]]> 2020-10-13 12:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824628141 ekwan4 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824634109 2020-10-13 12:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824634109 mnguyen103 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824634840 2020-10-13 12:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824634840 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824636377 I agree with what he said because it mostly ties in with geographical luck and the recources given around you. If they had wide open areas to plant and domesticate plants to further develop easier like the other places around and near them. ]]> 2020-10-13 12:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824636377 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824641206 2020-10-13 13:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824641206 https://padlet.com/ddevelis/h27zzg4taionnxcs/wish/824646545 The new Guineans were not able to develop as well because of the geography of their area. They didn't get as many raw materials as other places so they weren't able to develop as well.

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