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Romans changed fishing forever in the discovery of fishing rods. This made fishing easier and safer.
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The first canal was built by Ptmoley and connected the Red sea to the Medeterian. It was strictly built for transportation.
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This was one of the greatest inventions of all time. No one knows who excatly produced it first. The wheel changed every aspect of life.
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The chineese began using iron. Iron was available to the ancients in small amounts from meteors. Iron was widely used by the ancients for beads and ornaments.
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Sewers were first introduced in Rome. It was a big mess. It was made by digging a hole in the ground and didnt go well. It screwed up landscape.
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Windmills were invented in Great Britan. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses.
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Wood was discovered and produced. It was used for building shelter and other things. It was also discovered for fires when found to burn easily.
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The first dam was bult in Jordan. The dam took a long time to build and was made out of wood. It was created to stop fish from moving downstream.
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Shortly after the disoovery of agiculture humans started growing rice. The discovery of rice made everything easier. It was cheap and easy to grow, one grain went far.
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During this period, many of the hunter gatherer micro-bands in the region began to cultivate wild plants. The cultivation of these plants probably started out as creating increased surplus and known areas of fall back, or starvation foods, near seasonal camps, that the band could rely on when hunting was bad, or when there was a drought.
