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100,000 BCE
The Stone Age
The start of technology, when tools were primarily made of stone and organic materials. Life centered heavily around fire. 1,000,000 BC to 3,000 BC. -
3000 BCE
Bronze Age
The first age of metalworking, bronze tools. The first traces of writing, and urbanization. 3,000 BC to 1,200 BC. -
1200 BCE
Iron Age
The period when iron tools became superior to bronze, when steel was first developed. 1,200 BC-. -
1000 BCE
Agricultural Age
Life centered around farms, most goods were hand crafted. The first age where true settlements could develop. All activities were based on food. 1,000 BC- -
Industrial age
Led to growth of cities as people moved closer to their work in factories. The beginning of mass production. People no longer had to make their own commodities. 1760-1900 -
Information Age
Computers allow for the storage, retrieval, manipulation, and communication of huge quantities of data. 1900-
