In the ancient world due to the fact that people of those times were not as fortunate as we are to have the daily necessities that simplify and pave our way of life, they had to become extremely independent. Ancient families could only rely on two thing to survive; their own work ethic, and their land. Their land was probably the most important thing in these peoples lives. Their land determined when, how much, and what they would eat. Since almost every person in the ancient world was either a farmer or hunter and/or gatherer this was crucial. The downfall of the ancient world was spending most of their time focusing on their land, they did not get to expand and learn about other ways of life like people whom were living on infertile/bad land and were therefore forced to move out and expand their territory which then created a greater understanding and a greater development to their way of life. Most people eventually figured out that expansion was key and the way our world is today is a great example of that. Today most of the developed world can access over and beyond the daily necessities with ease, but places like Papua New Guinea still struggle to efficiently get these necessities. While thinking about why places like Papua New Guinea are still not as successful as places like Canada even though they have the knowledge to flourish as an evolving country, we have to take into account the fact that since they never had to relocate or focus on building a military or modern day governments they felt as though they did not need to change their ways of life. They could farm their land and get the needed nutrients from it at the time, therefore not seeing any reason to broaden their territory. Due to the fertility of land some civilizations focused mainly on farming and did not explore other ways of living which lead to their slower progression and development, whereas areas with less fertile land needed to expand which then further developed their way of life.