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Early Achievements of HumansBy Mr. AlvarezMr. Alvarez Do Not CopyFIRE!!!!C. 1,000,000 BC

Mr. Alvarez Do Not CopyThe DogThe dog is domesticated by humans. The first animal to be domesticated. It will diversify into hundreds of specialized breeds.C. 12,000 BC

Mr. Alvarez Do Not CopyCows MilkCows milk becomes a part of the human diet in the West.C. 9,000 BC

Mr. Alvarez Do Not CopyClayHumans discover how to fashion vessels from clay and harden them by heat; refined versions of this earthenware pottery will be made in every era. C. 7,000 BC

Mr. Alvarez Do Not CopyPIGSDomesticated pigs are raised in Jarmo (modern day Iraq).C. 6,750 BC

Mr. Alvarez Do Not CopyCopperHumans advance into the Stone Age. This is not The Flintstones, but rather craftsmen in Anatolia, modern day Turkey, begin to design and fashion objects of copper. C. 6,500 BC

Ancient Greek CopperMr. Alvarez Do Not CopyCattleCattle are domesticated in Greece and on Crete; lentils and a variety of cereal grains, including wheat, are also cultivated.C. 6,000 BC

Mr. Alvarez Do Not CopyThe HorseThe horse is domesticated. For thousands of years it is one of the most valuable domesticated animals, helping to shape travel, war, and agriculture. C. 4,000 BC

Mr. Alvarez Do Not CopyMakeup & ScentsIt seems that eye make-up is not something of the future. The first examples of eye makeup and scented fragrances were made by the Egyptians. When discovered in the 19th Century, some were still fragrant.C. 3,950 BC

NefertitiMr. Alvarez Do Not CopyNever going to be reinvented!A Sumerian pictograph documents the invention of the wheel. C. 3,500

Mr. Alvarez Do Not CopyCornCorn is in widespread cultivation in the Americas; beans, chili pepper, avocados, and other food crops are also grown.C. 3,480 BC

Mr. Alvarez Do Not CopyMelt AwayThe Bronze Age begins in Greece and China as humans learn how to smelt copper and tin to form implements of metal.C. 3,000 BC

Ancient ChineseBronzeAncient Greece Mr. Alvarez Do Not CopyImagine if this hadnt happenedChairs appear in Egypt.C. 2,650 BC

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