1. Warm up 9/26
Think about world history. Which regions of the world have typically been more advanced than the others?
If geographic luck is true, which regions of the world would you expect to lack resources?

2. Notes: Geographic Luck
Geographic Luck: The idea that the most important factors to the progress of civilization are:
A good location
Useful animals
Useful plants

3. Notes The traits of a good location: Warm or temperate climate
Good soil
Access to water
Easily reached by other humans

4. Notes Useful plants can either: Be eaten (like beans, wheat)
Produce clothes (like cotton, flax)
The most important are cereal grains:
An edible grass (like wheat)
Easy to farm
Easy to preserve
Lots of calories.

5. Notes There are 6 kinds of useful animals:
Meat: fairly docile and can be eaten
Food: provides food without being killed
Clothes: produce fabric without being killed (wool)
Transportation: can be ridden
Security/War: guard or help in battle
Work: can pull a plow or cart

6. Useful Organisms Assignment
You will be charting the places where agriculture started.
You need a laptop and a partner.
For each place, you will record:
It’s location on the map
When it started agriculture
The useful plants available
The useful animals available
Which of the six main uses each animal is
A check mark next to cereal grains