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Major Turning Points in the
Development
of the Human Race
Tools
were involved in almost all of the major turning points
in the development of the human race, especially since
5,000,000 B.C.
Tool
= *
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Estimated
Date
Of Major Onset |
Innovation |
Apparent
Precursor |
|
The
human 'race'
Entering
age of seeable language. Fasten your seatbelts!
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15,000,000
B.C. |
Hand
with opposable thumb |
Need
to swing through trees |
|
15,000,000
B.C. |
Descent
from trees and
diet change |
Dwindling
forests and hand with opposable thumb |
| 5,000,000
B.C. |
Earliest
fully erect posture |
Club
as weapon* |
| 5,000,000
B.C.
(perhaps much earlier) |
Club
as weapon* |
Hand
with opposable thumb
and erect posture |
|
2,000,000
B.C.
(perhaps earlier) |
Sharpened
rock tools* |
Club
as weapon* |
| 1,000,000
B.C.
(or earlier) |
Earliest
language* |
Brain
growth and need for
cooperation while hunting |
| 500,000
B.C.
(or earlier) |
Fire*
|
Sharpened
rock tools*
(accidental discovery of flint) |
| 500,000
B.C. |
"Talking
club around fire" |
Fire*
|
|
200,000
B.C. |
Current
brain |
All
prior innovations |
| 10,000
B.C. |
Agriculture
|
Rock
tools* |
|
5,500
B.C. |
Wheel* |
Rock
tools* |
| 3,600
B.C. |
Pre-alphabets*
|
Language*
|
| 900
B.C. |
Modern
alphabet* |
Pre-alphabets*
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|
1,040
A.D. |
Printing
press (China)* |
Alphabet*
|
|
1,440
A.D |
Printing
press (Europe)* |
Printing
press (China)* |
|
1,765
A.D. |
Industrial
Revolution* |
All
prior Innovations |
|
1,936
A.D. |
Television
(working system)* |
Printing
press * |
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