Damien Broderick <d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
> Controlled use of non-human animals - Africa?
> Controlled use of crops - Africa?
Middle East and China, according to Jared Diamond. With the Middle East being
the main relevant one for us.
> Controlled use of water supply - northern Africa? New Guinea?
_New Guinea_? What don't I know?
Egypt had regular use of the Nile, I guess, but you had irrigation in
Mesopotamia. And China. And maybe Egypt, I don't really know for sure...
> Your point?
Well, obviously he meant for us to say things like "light bulb", "car",
"computer", "airplane", "assembly line"...
-xx- Damien X-)
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