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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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