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Sep 11, 1019
Paleolithic Age
The Paleolithic age is a prehistoric period of history which is most distinguishable and best known for it's development and use of stone tools. Many other tools were fashioned during this period, like leather toolds but Stone tools were the only ones that were well preserved. It happened roughly 2.6 million years ago. Documentation began to imrpove around this time too, with cave drawings and rock art becoming more prevalent. -
Sep 11, 1020
Neolithic Age: Invention
The Neolithic Age occurred between 10,200 BC and 2,000-4,500 BC. It was considered the final part of the stone age it ended when metal tools became more widely used. It began with farming. Agriculture: Humans invented agriculture which is the science or practice of farming. The invention of Agriculture and the growing of food to make a surplus advanced societies immensely, as it enabled them to make a surplus. Which they could then barter/exchange things for- thus creating trade. -
Sep 11, 1021
Bronze Age
This is a period of history well known (and named after) by the use of copper and alloy bronze. Obviously the most ground breaking invention of the Bronze age was Bronze itself but there is much debate as to when exactly/who exactly discovered it. A developing trading network made the widespread of the Bronze invention more readily available to vast areas of the world. Bronze is an alloy consisting mainly of copper usually with tin as the main additive. -
Sep 11, 1022
Industrial Age
This was the transition to new manufacturing processes from 1760 onwards. It primarily consisted of changing from hand made production materials to machine powered production lines. It was effective as it minimized the amount of manpower needed, thus cutting salary costs. It was also more precise and efficient, eliminating human error. The telephone was a great invention (1876, Alexander Bell) the telephone was a great leap in instant communication- it allowed people to get incontact immediately -
Sep 11, 1022
Agricultural Age
This is a period of agricultural development (most famously in Britain) between the 15th and the 19th century. There was a considerable increase in productivity. This helped to minimize the food shortages and famines. A great invention was them learning how to create and maintain fertilizers, fertiliziers are a great invention as they increase the production of crops and help them to grow more/faster. Fertliziers were typically made organically back then, from animal urine or manure.