Chapter 12 Response

I actually enjoyed this chapter the most of all of the chapters that we read this semester! I really enjoyed learning about the evolution of cultures and about the evolution of mankind in general. It was interesting to learn how biological, philosophical and historical processes shape our culture and how people have evolved from simply trying to survive to expecting ever greater things out of life. I also liked learning about how tribes evolved and the ways in which they helped people to survive in times of uncertainty and war. Seeing the changes over time from hunter-gatherers to townspeople was really interesting and made me wonder about the changes that we have yet to undergo in developing humans and cultural processes.