First day of Western Civilization!

For the first day of western civ, we watched a movie called Guns, Germs, and Steal.  It is all about a man named Jared Diamond who studies the progression of different parts of the world.  He is a professor at UCLA.  In this movie it is focusing on Europe and how it took over most of the world.  He studies why they were so advanced whereas other countries like America for example were not.  In the movie he goes to Papua, New Guinea.  The New Guineans live like they did 4,000 years ago!  Even though we only watched about five minutes of the movie I learned that they are actually very smart.  They can make protective little shacks out of nothing but nature.  We also learned a little bit of vocabulary, haves are people like us.  We have electronics more than enough clothes and food etc.  Have nots are people who do not.