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History of Civilization | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey


this is when we invented astronomy in

this is when we invented astronomy in fact we’re all descended from

fact we’re all descended from

fact we’re all descended from astronomers our survival depended on

astronomers our survival depended on

astronomers our survival depended on knowing how to read the stars in order

knowing how to read the stars in order

knowing how to read the stars in order to predict the coming of the winter and

to predict the coming of the winter and

to predict the coming of the winter and a migration of the wild Aries and then

a migration of the wild Aries and then

a migration of the wild Aries and then around 10,000 years ago there began a

around 10,000 years ago there began a

around 10,000 years ago there began a revolution in way we lived our ancestors

revolution in way we lived our ancestors

revolution in way we lived our ancestors learn how to shape their environment

learn how to shape their environment

learn how to shape their environment taming wild plants and animals

taming wild plants and animals

taming wild plants and animals cultivating land and settling down this

cultivating land and settling down this

cultivating land and settling down this changed everything for the first time in

changed everything for the first time in

changed everything for the first time in our history we had more stuff than we

our history we had more stuff than we

our history we had more stuff than we could carry we needed a way to keep

could carry we needed a way to keep

could carry we needed a way to keep track of it at 14 seconds to midnight or

track of it at 14 seconds to midnight or

track of it at 14 seconds to midnight or about six thousand years ago we invented

about six thousand years ago we invented

about six thousand years ago we invented writing and it wasn’t long before we

writing and it wasn’t long before we

writing and it wasn’t long before we started recording more than bushels of

started recording more than bushels of

started recording more than bushels of grain writing allowed us to save our

grain writing allowed us to save our

grain writing allowed us to save our thoughts and send them much further

thoughts and send them much further

thoughts and send them much further space and time tiny markings on a clay

space and time tiny markings on a clay

space and time tiny markings on a clay tablet became a means for us to vanquish

tablet became a means for us to vanquish

tablet became a means for us to vanquish mortality it shook the world

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