Inequality In Guns, Germs And Steel Diamond

“Why is there so much inequality in the world: where some societies have so much, while others have so little?” The word inequality is defined as “difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality” In the video Guns, Germs and Steel Diamond explains why the world has a massive amount of inequality and some reasons why are animals being used as food, milk, clothing & etc., animals being used as beasts of burden and useful plants.
To begin with, one of the reasons why there is so much inequality in the world is due to animals being used as food, milk, clothing and more. About 9000 years ago the first settlements in the Middle East were opening up too much larger villages. The people there were able to adapt to their environment and survive by becoming more productive farmers. The environment around them was filled with fields of domesticated wheat and barley. 9000 years ago humans started to interact with animals. That is when animal domestication occurred and humans started to take control over where the
The highlands of New Guinea have many farmers that are skilled and talented just like many other farmers in different parts of the world. Agriculture in New Guinea was based on plants like the terror roots, bananas, and the sago tree. Growing terror roots took a long time and it was done by the people themselves. The sago tree required the people to accomplish a great deal work before they could even eat. This job was usually done by the women and it was very time-consuming. First, the women would have to cut into the tree to reach the pulp and then process that for about 3-4 days turning it into a dough and that would be cooked for food. This job was a lot of work for the small amount of food they were getting which also lacked protein and the food couldn’t be stored for a long time. To fix this the people would eat big spiders to supplement their