Jack S.
9/2/14
Per. 4


                      Thoughts and Reflections on: This Fleeting World (by David Christian)  

The Foraging era lasted much longer than any other era in human history. The foragers took so long to make significant technological advancements that their basic lifestyle could maintained for large amounts of history. The foragers were able to survive for so long for a couple of reasons. For example, the foragers liked to keep their population very small so that they could travel faster and not have to support a growing population. The mortality rate for infants was also extremely high in this era, probably because it would be extremely hard to support brand new babies if the grown ups can barely keep themselves alive. It was hard to progress technology quickly because  of their small population. Foragers also did not accumulate lots of garbage and did not stay in one play very long. This allowed them to avoid contacting diseases throughout their era.The lifestyle of the foragers was very nomadic and they were entirely hunter gatherers. The foragers were the longest era in history due to their small population. Also, the fact that they were extremely nomadic, and did not have a agricultural lifestyle to keep them settled it was difficult to make technological advancements.