More of Jarod Diamond's Wacky Adventures

Today we watched even more of Jarod Diamond's journey to discover the root of oppression. We took more notes on what we saw, and we made it past how far I had watched. Draa is the oldest and first example of a community of around 40-50 people. People started to grow their own food during the drought, and they stayed near a source of water. China grew rice, the Americas grew corn, squash, and beans, and Africa grew sorghum, millet, and yams. Animals are considered to be the most powerful machines before the industrial revolution. The best animals to farm and use for farming were herbivores, animals that give birth within the first or second years of life, and ones that get along with humans. The fourteen animals that weigh more than one hundred pounds and meet the prior requirements are; Goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, bactrian camels, Arabian camels, water buffalo, llamas, reindeer, yaks, nythons, and bali cattle.