ECON 4130 Midterm: ECON 4130 Midterm 1 Study Guide 1
5 Oct 2018
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The exam will have 7, 10-point questions on it from the questions below. (4 points) according to jared diamond, why were the indigenous crops of. Mesopotamia so beneficial (in contrast to those of new guinea? (6 points, 2 each) provide 3 reasons why, according to guns, germs, and steel. Episode 1, the indigenous animals of the fertile crescent, where so beneficial. The ability to grow cereal crops, wheat and barley, were most favorable to development. These crops did not take a lot of work like the pulp tree in new. They were also very easy to store and preserve as well as being nutritious. This combination is key to any long term food production. Physically large plant eaters: if domesticated animals weren"t large then they weren"t good to work the fields. If they weren"t herbivories then there would be a need to additionally raise other animals for food. Social: animals which have flighty temperaments are hard to train.
