1. Do Now
Get out your notebooks

2. Geographic Luck Some civilizations developed faster because:
They were in more ideal locations
They had more useful plants
They had more useful animals

3. Dates for agriculture:
Fertile Crescent: 9000BC
India: 8500BC (spreads from fertile crescent)
East Asia: 7000BC
North Europe: 4000BC (spreads from fertile crescent)
Papua New Guinea: 4000BC 
Central America: 3000BC
Sub-Saharan Africa: 2500BC
Andes Mountains: 2000BC
Mississippi Valley: 1500BC

4. Today’s Responsibilities
Look back at your notes and answer the following questions:
According to your notes on the presentations, is geographic luck true?
According to your notes/work on diffusion, is geographic luck true?
Prompt: to what extent is geographic luck true?
Write a 2 paragraph essay, using evidence from your notes.

5. Quick Reference Presentation notes: is geo luck true?
Diffusion: is geo luck true?
Prompt: to what extent is geographic luck true?
Write a 2 paragraph essay, using evidence from your notes.