English 5: Guns, Germs, and Steel > The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

Rjstangherlin@stsd
01/07/2007 02:01 PM (1301 days ago)
RJ Stangherlin wrote:

Diamond considers the development, adoption, and spread of food production the worst mistake in the history of the human race. 

  1. What arguments does he advance?
  2. What are the benefits of a society's developing agriculture?
  3. What are the drawbacks of a society's developing agriculture?
  4. In the long run, who benefits and why?