25 important items

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Jacob Parker

25 Important Things

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F ire

The most important item in human history.Allowed humans to stay alive in harsh wintertemperatures, and to expand into northernareas.


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Irrigation Systems

Allowed farming in areas where soil was notvery fertile. Allowed settlements to livefurther away from rivers in case of a flood.


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D omesticated Animals

Gave early settlements sources of meatinstead of following herds of animals. Someanimals helped by the easy the workload.


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Sword

Sped up the war process. The smallest cutwould eventually kill the enemy.


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B ow & Arrow

Ranged attacks that gave their army anadvantage.


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Stirrups

Iron loops that support the rider and helpedincrease accuracy of mounted bowmen.


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C rossbow

The evolution of the bow and arrow. Allowedbowmen to shoot faster and have a consistentpower with each shot.


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Army divisions

One of Genghis Khan s great military tactics.The army is divided into smaller groups, witheach group having a specific job to defeat theenemy.


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Siege Weaponry

Weapons designed to render protective citywalls useless.


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Arch

The Roman invention the helped fortify theirstructures using less materials.


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Aqueducts

Roman architecture that advanced the city of Rome. Gave Rome running water and asewage system making Rome a cleaner andhealthier city-state.


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Official C oins

C oins that were cut to the precise size andready to be traded for whatever the consumerneeded.


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Sails

C aptured the energy of the wind and movedships in that direction.


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D how

A small ship used to transport goods through

the Indian Ocean. This ship was mostly usedfor short trips.


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Junk

Large ship used for long distance travel. For

travel or expansion could hold a lot of cargo.


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Oars

Oars are paddles that allow you to maneuveryour boat where ever you need to go.C urrents and winds no longer limited thetravel of boats.


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Trireme

A boat designed just for battle. Powered bythree tiers of oars on each side to gain speedand then crash into enemy ships.


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Laws

Simply rules that kept the public in order, butif broken the criminal was tortured or killed.


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Ziggurat

The first type of housing structures. D ried mudhouses that helped protect early humans fromthe elements.


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Gun Powder

D iscovered in 400 s or 500 s and used as afumigator to keep pests or spirits away. Laterused to cause explosions


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Roads

C onstructed pathways for faster army travel.

Merchants and messengers were also allowedto use the roads, but only if the roads weren tin use by the army.


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Iron

The most worked ore. Used for tools andweapons. Sturdy enough to go through acouple battles, and not be dull and cheapenough for the public to afford.


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Grain

The cheapest food that kept the peasantsstrong enough to keep the human race going.


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C uneiform

F irst type of symbols that led to reading andwriting.


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Wheel

Helped overland trade with the later

inventions of the wagon, chariot, and cart.

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