Bridget's 5 Revolutionary Ideas/ Changes

 

1. Creation of Earth (4.5 billion  years ago)- The Earth being created was so  important because without the Earth being created, life wouldn't exist because Earth is the only planet that can sustain life.

 

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2. First true man homo erectus emerges (1.5 million years ago)- Homo erectus was the first form of man. This was so important because they needed a first form before they could then develop into Neanderthals, Homo sapiens, etc. 

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3. Man begins to make artificial shelters from branches (400 thousand years ago)- Man need three essentials to live; food, shelter, and clothing. This was significant because it was the beginnings of creating shelters and the beginning of humans being able to defend themselves from harsh weather, animals,  etc. 

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4. Man cultivates first crops, wheat and barley (7500 B.C)-  When Agriculture began developing it helped people have better access to food, and a new form of finding food.  Before, people had just hunted, but now they can begin to farm. 

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5. First complete alphabet devised in script (Ugarit) (1400's B.C)- The first alphabet was the first step towards creating a written language. Developing a written language is so important because it has a huge effect on the world by making it possible to document things, write books, and just write thoughts in general. It developed a whole new way of doing things. 

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