1/23/2019

 Jared Diamond is a professor at UCLA. He travels to Papa New Guinea to learn about their civilization. People have live din Papa New Guinea for 40,000 years more than any other country on Earth. They are the most culturally diverse people on the planet, and most adaptable. The question that Jared was asked was "Why do you white men have so much cargo but us New Guineans have so little?" Westerners used to think that power was determined by race, they thought they were genetically superior. Three things that every advanced civilization has had are advanced technology, large populations, and specialized workers. Most people used to live as hunters and gatherers. Sago can be found in trees and can be turned into a dough when heated. One tree contains around 70 pounds of cargo.