guns germs and steel day 4

today was the last day that we watched the video on James diamond theory. Today he revealed what he thought the answer was to Yali's question. He said the answer was geographic luck. What this means is how the country is positioned around the world compared to other countries. He used a diagram that revolved around the fertile crescent. He then explained how the fertility of the world and being able to grow things followed that line. The line then reached all the way to North America whic where we are today.

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