First Day of Western Civilization

Today was our first day of Western Civilization. The first thing that we did was change our seats. Mr. Schick had a lesson planned for today, but decided to not teach since he was tired of people complaining about the lack of heat. Instead of a lesson we watched a video on early humans and farming individually. People have lived in Papua New Guinea for almost 40,000 years. All advanced civilizations had advanced technology, a large population, and a well organized work force. Hunter-gatherers would live in shelters for weeks and sometimes months, and then move when food supply ran low. Gathering isn't efficient enough to feed a population. Barley and wheat grew wildly in the fertile crescent. Cereal plants can be stored for years. During a long drought in the Middle East, people started to stay near water and grow crops. Humans interrupted plants natural cycle and changed them to be better for farming.