BIO 141 1st Edition Lecture 25 Outline of Last Lecture II. FertilizerIII. Dead ZoneIV. IndiaV. Second Green RevolutionOutline of Current Lecture VI. The Greater Middle EastVII. Mesopotamian to GreeceVIII. CoalIX. Sustainability Current LectureThe Greater Middle East- An old story – Humbabao The God was in the forest to protect it from humans- The epic battle of Gilgamesh- Wood productso Cut down the cedar forests around Uruko Killed the guardian of the forest landing to human exploitation From Mesopotamian to Greece- By 300 BCE forests of the middle east were gone- Theorized that this caused a shift of power- The great fleets of empire- The spice trade- Spain’s Armada- The forests of the northCoal changed everything- High sulfur coal was useless for smelting iron- Coking removing sulfur- Once we could stop using wood for industryo Buildings of stone and steelThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Took the pressure ofoo In the 1800s we started making boats our of steelo Now our forests start to recoverModern Economics and Ecology- Teak, Mahogany- Pine, Aspen- Sustainability Sustainability- Meeting the needs of this generation, without compromising the needs of the
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