ch 12

I was surprised to find that the number of humps on camels backs were related to wear they are found!  I just always assumed a camel was a camel and no matter how many humps they had they were all found in the same places.  Not that this information is that important to what we are learning, I just found it interesting!  Pastoral societies are way more interesting to read about than the last few chapters in my opinion.  I find it odd to think about living in a small group with only kin!  I think I would go crazy.  However, as a girl I would say living in one of these groups sounds way better than a civilization because I would get way less restriction on what I could do.  It surprises me how well known the Mongols are considering they never tried to spread their culture.  I am learning about how pandemics spread in microbiology right now!  It’s a little gross to think that most diseases are started by animals transmitting it to humans.