Before I read the book I thought that New Guinea advanced at the same rate as Europe and other Middle Eastern countries. I did not realize that they had such basic ways of living when other people were more sophisticated than ever. His question brings up a very good point. Why did the white people have so much cargo and they had so little? I think the answer is the New Guineans had their ways of living that worked for them and they didn't need to be changed. The white people had to change their ways of living to fit their environments and also had to deal with the threat of other countries. New Guinea was a secluded island that traded very little so they had nobody to war with. This was very beneficial as they could focus on getting food and governing their
Before I read the book I thought that New Guinea advanced at the same rate as Europe and other Middle Eastern countries. I did not realize that they had such basic ways of living when other people were more sophisticated than ever. His question brings up a very good point. Why did the white people have so much cargo and they had so little? I think the answer is the New Guineans had their ways of living that worked for them and they didn't need to be changed. The white people had to change their ways of living to fit their environments and also had to deal with the threat of other countries. New Guinea was a secluded island that traded very little so they had nobody to war with. This was very beneficial as they could focus on getting food and governing their