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Welcome to Class
• Why do you think some countries have accumulated great riches over time while others remained historically poor?
Pair and Share
• After writing your answer:
• Turn to the person to your right and share your responses.
Geographic Luck
An introduction to interpreting history.
History of Luck at a Glance
• 13,000 years ago last ice age over
• 12,500 years ago ice age conditions return.
• 1,000 years of drought brought forced migration.• 9,000 Years ago:increased population led to
animal domestication
Key Agricultural Crops
• Middle East: Wheat and Barley• China: Rice• Americas: corn, squash, and beans• Africa: sorghum, millet, yams
• Protein, carbohydrates, and calories• Humans began to alter and control nature.
Agriculture
• Hunting is very difficult, inconsistent and doesn’t allow for either sedentary (not moving) lifestyles or a professional class.
• Agriculture allowed for cities to grow and technology to develop.
• Originated in fertile crescent (middle east)
World Map
Mammals
• 148 different species of wild, plant-eating terrestrial(land based) mammals weighing over 100 pounds.
• Of those only 14 have been successfully farmed:
The 14
• Goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, Badrian camels, Arabian camels, water buffalo, llamas, reindeer, yaks, nithans, and bally cattle.
• Just 14 animals in 10,000 years of domestication!
Benefits
• Clear and fertilize fields• Provide milk• Wool and other clothing• Pulling ploughs
• The only farmable animals were located in Europe in Asia.
With a Partner:
• Write the answers to the following questions. Be prepared to share your answers!
• For thousands of years, people have been cultivating crops. Describe the process used to domesticate crops and create plants that yielded bigger, tastier harvests.
• Livestock also plays a significant role in a civilization’s ability to become rich and powerful. How did the domestication of animals help people? Give examples.
• Considering the list of animals and locations how does geographic luck apply?
Ticket to Leave
• On a sheet of paper answer:
• What are your opinions on this theory and support these opinions with specific reasons, facts, and examples.