Friday, January 18, 2013

from prehistory to civilization

Your blog for tonight should cover the notes you take in class today.  It must be posted by 11:59 pm Saturday night - in other words, just before midnight, as Saturday turns to Sunday.

Your other assignment is to read the LO-1 section in the text, found on p 6-11.  ("LO" stands for Learning Objective.  In this case, the Learning Objective for this part of the chapter is to trace the key developments of prehistory, from the emergence of our human ancestors to the beginnings of village life.)

Your other assignment for this three-day weekend is to take notes on LO-1, and then apply these notes to your study of Guns, Germs & Steel.  In other words, you should answer this question:  Was Jared Diamond on track with his theory of "geographic luck"?  Write at least a few hundred words answering this question, offering evidence that you find in the text.  This 50-point assignment must be posted before your section meets again (before mod 10 Tuesday for Section 1; before mod 3 Wednesday for Section 2; before mod 8 Wednesday for Section 3). 

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