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Chapter 3: Collision at Cajamarca
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- Contained an exerpt from the writings of Spaniards at the conquest of Cajamarca
- We finally got the thesis of the book
- Overall a solid Part I
— May 10, 2020 11:41PM
Chapter 3: Collision at Cajamarca
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- Contained an exerpt from the writings of Spaniards at the conquest of Cajamarca
- We finally got the thesis of the book
- Overall a solid Part I
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Wera’s Previous Updates
Wera
is on page 322 of 496
Chapter 15: Yali's People
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- an overview of the Oceania region's history
- it was looooong
- sometimes meandered, but stayed fairly on topic
- I like how everything is coming together
— Aug 27, 2020 12:04PM
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- an overview of the Oceania region's history
- it was looooong
- sometimes meandered, but stayed fairly on topic
- I like how everything is coming together
Wera
is on page 293 of 496
Chapter 14: From Egalitarianism to Kleptocracy
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- loved the structure
- a lot of detail on different forms of societies
- i liked this chapter
— Aug 20, 2020 12:01PM
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- loved the structure
- a lot of detail on different forms of societies
- i liked this chapter
Wera
is on page 265 of 496
Chapter 13: Necessity's mother
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- ties everything together
- again interesting thesis and good execution
- meanders a bit
— Aug 16, 2020 02:18AM
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- ties everything together
- again interesting thesis and good execution
- meanders a bit
Wera
is on page 239 of 496
Chapter 12: Blueprints and Borrowed Letters:
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- Images that really help and are really cool
- An explanation of how big brain you have to be to invent a working alphabet from scratch and not knowing any previous alphabet
- I loved that there was a segment dedicated to some Greek pranksters
- Essentially writing = hard
— Aug 12, 2020 04:00AM
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- Images that really help and are really cool
- An explanation of how big brain you have to be to invent a working alphabet from scratch and not knowing any previous alphabet
- I loved that there was a segment dedicated to some Greek pranksters
- Essentially writing = hard
Wera
is on page 215 of 496
Chapter 11: Lethal Gift of Livestock
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- another great chapter
- nice flow from topic topic but stays around thesis
— Aug 12, 2020 03:13AM
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- another great chapter
- nice flow from topic topic but stays around thesis
Wera
is on page 195 of 496
Chapter 10: Spacious Skies and Tilted Axes
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- inderesting graphs
- wow the audiobook is a life-saver
- also a very interesting read. Never thought about the axis stuff and how important it really was :)
— Aug 11, 2020 06:23AM
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- inderesting graphs
- wow the audiobook is a life-saver
- also a very interesting read. Never thought about the axis stuff and how important it really was :)
Wera
is on page 176 of 496
Chapter 9: Zebras, Unhappy Marriages, and the Anna Karenina Principle
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Best chapter so far
— Aug 11, 2020 05:36AM
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Best chapter so far
Wera
is on page 157 of 496
Chapter 8: Apples or Indians
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- Interesting but hard to focus
- comparing why some areas succeeded more in domestication than others
- an ok chapter, I am just half asleep
— Jun 04, 2020 02:12AM
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- Interesting but hard to focus
- comparing why some areas succeeded more in domestication than others
- an ok chapter, I am just half asleep
Wera
is on page 131 of 496
Chapter 7: How to Make an Almond
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- Graphs!
- Interesting, but meanders for two-ish pages in the middle
- Solid chapter, but not exemplary.
- Tie ins to Darwin always appreciated :D
— May 31, 2020 02:45AM
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- Graphs!
- Interesting, but meanders for two-ish pages in the middle
- Solid chapter, but not exemplary.
- Tie ins to Darwin always appreciated :D
Wera
is on page 114 of 496
Chapter 6: To Farm or Not to Farm
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- I literally just realised how important our agriculture is to our culture
- The great question of why some people remained hunter-gatherers is answered
- I always thought of hunting-gathering as something less sophisticated than farming... this chapter provided me with a new perspective
- we are back on track!
— May 21, 2020 01:29PM
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- I literally just realised how important our agriculture is to our culture
- The great question of why some people remained hunter-gatherers is answered
- I always thought of hunting-gathering as something less sophisticated than farming... this chapter provided me with a new perspective
- we are back on track!
