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CONTROL OF FIRE
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Homo Erectus, discovered in 1891 by Eugene Dubois, was the first hominid to control fire they used it to stay warm, cook meat, and protect themselves from predators. It lived from 1.8million - 200,000 B.C.E. in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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Everyone uses fire today even if they don't know it. Every time you turn on a light or use your microwave you use electricity which was produced by fire.
Photo by Bob Jagendorf
Australopithicus Aferensus discovered by Donald Johnson was the first hominid to be bipedal. This allowed them to carry things and to gather. They also had their hands free to defend themselves , they lived in Africa about 3 to 4 million years ago.
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To day we could not go anywhere without this achievement. Even driving a car requires having your hands free.
Photo by Marco Gomes
SHELTER
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Homo Erectus was discovered in 1891 by Eugene Dubois, was the first hominid to build shelters . This allowed them to adapt to their surroundings . It lived form 1.8 million to 200,000 B.C. in Africa, Asia and Europe. They built oval huts. Previous hominids had lived in caves.
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Now we can build huge cities and skyscrapers but our ability to do so traces back to Homo Erectus.
Photo by Werner Kunz
NEOLITHIC AGE
DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Early famers learned how to domesticate sheep, goats, and cattle and to keep them for meat and milk. Also they learned how to plant seeds to grow crops . This gave them a stable food supply.
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Today we still domesticate animals and farm for food.
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In the neolithic Age, People began to trade to get resources they idd not have in their own area like flint, obsidian, and beauty products. Trade helped to spread ideas and knowledge
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whenever we buy something we trade money for it.
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Living in communities enabled people to cooperate more efficiently and to do things quickly.
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people today live in huge cities.
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SUMER
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WHEEL
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In 3500 B.C. the first wheels were used by potters. It was soon discovered that when you turn a wheel on its sided it rolls. This allowed them to carry things better.
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DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING
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Early Sumerians developed pictographs around 2400 B. C. It was improved to cuneiform which was made by using a wedge shaped styles to etch their writing in clay tablets
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Now we write many things, and we could not do most things without it.
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PLOW
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Sumerians developed the plow to make farming easier . The plow turns the soil to prepare it for planting. Oxen pull the plow.
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Nowadays this allows us to create bigger and better crops.
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
