Episode #136- What's the Deal with Guns, Germs, and Steel? (Part I)
Our Fake History
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Settled Agriculture and the Chatham Islands
On auteoroa, the mauri had developed a fairly robust system of settled agriculture. Settled agriculture meant that this society had food surpluses which allowed for trade specialization. The mari went on to develop a warrior culture, and were able to support this caste of warriors due to the surpluses provided by their crops. In 18 35, when two mauri, or tribes invaded the island, diamond sees it as unsurprising that the mauri,. who had developed on the north island of new zealand were quickly able to overwhelm and dominate the moriori.
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