Geographic Luck writing assignment.

Yes, I think Jared Diamond was on track with his theory of geographic luck.  It took many things for people to realize just how advanced they could become. For example, it took geographic luck for anything, basically just to survive. The people had to have luck to build tools. If they were located at a spot where metals could be found and made, they could advance better because tools could be used. Also, they could sell and trade the tools they were producing to areas that were unable to build tools for farming. Also, with geographic luck animals were able to be found and eaten. If your civilization was located somewhere where no grass or grains could be grown, you probably would not have any animals around there because they would have nothing to eat, making it pointless for them to live in that area. Also, the people who were involved in the agricultural revolution were located mostly in the same area. Southwestern Asia clearly was able to advance quicker than most civilizations. They were able to plant and tame plants that could survive and feed a lot of people, and they could domesticate animals for eating and breeding. Along with the plants, they had fertile soil making farming in the first place possible. This showed other people they could maybe do the same thing everyone else was doing. This could be the reason other civilizations began to grown foods like rice, beans, wheat, barley, etc. Lastly, technology played a huge role in this advancement. According to the book, “Many new skills and technologies were used to adapt plants and animals to human needs.” If it weren’t for these tools, farming would take a lot longer and less food could be picked. Then when picked technological advancements along the way made it possible for the food to be cooked, cut, and stored for long amounts of time. In conclusion, I do think Jared Diamond knew what he was talking about using the term geographic luck. The people of Mesopotamia were some of the luckiest people in the world having fertile soil, and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.