Reading Chapter one made me realize that Agriculture is such an important part of our world today.  I found it very interesting that famers migrated creating a spread of languages and cultures.  It's what has allowed many people to speak more than one language in todays society.  Although agriculture led to an increase in the human population, it put many famers at risk of their health. Many farming communities suffered with diseases such as small pox, malaria, and rabies from living to close to animals.  Its amazing how much the world has progressed throughout millions of years.

Nisa had an amazing story to share with us about the way Paleolithic peoples may have been like.  It was great being able to read her experiences as she lived "in a bush" and as a little girl she owned nothing.  It was incredible to hear that they to learn how to survive on their own.  That meant having to hunt for their own food, her father would come home with either meat or honey and that was good enough for her. I had a hard time understanding that the Paleolithic didn't believe in just one lover, but multiple lovers. They believed that having affairs was smart because not only one man can give you everything. The more the merrier, Yikes!