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The start of technology, when tools were primarily made of stone and organic materials. Life centered heavily around fire. 1,000,000 BC to 3,000 BC.
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The first age of metalworking, bronze tools. The first traces of writing, and urbanization. 3,000 BC to 1,200 BC.
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The period when iron tools became superior to bronze, when steel was first developed. 1,200 BC-.
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Life centered around farms, most goods were hand crafted. The first age where true settlements could develop. All activities were based on food. 1,000 BC-
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Led to growth of cities as people moved closer to their work in factories. The beginning of mass production. People no longer had to make their own commodities. 1760-1900
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Computers allow for the storage, retrieval, manipulation, and communication of huge quantities of data. 1900-
