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As even a cursory examination of the history of the development of different technologies for these categories would suggest, one particular invention is used for all of them.  Probably the most basic example would be the wheel.  No one would deny that this one invention made lasting improvements in every area of life.

As even a cursory examination of the history of the development of different technologies for these categories would suggest, one particular invention is used for all of them.  Probably the most basic example would be the wheel.  No one would deny that this one invention made lasting improvements in every area of life.

==Agriculture==

 

===Agriculture===

Most historians would probably list [[agriculture]] as the single greatest technological development of all time.  Though some reference both positives (provided for the possibility of surplus food, a measure of predictability and structure, allowed for population increases) others point out negatives (most early farmers only had one type of crop which lead to some malnutrition, if they lost their crop the population would suffer tremendously).  The other major influence of agriculture was the division of the population into classes, i.e. farm workers and everyone else.  This allowed individuals to specialize in other areas of life, trade, warfare, health care, communication, building, etc. which subsequently allowed them to develop other technologies.

Most historians would probably list [[agriculture]] as the single greatest technological development of all time.  Though some reference both positives (provided for the possibility of surplus food, a measure of predictability and structure, allowed for population increases) others point out negatives (most early farmers only had one type of crop which lead to some malnutrition, if they lost their crop the population would suffer tremendously).  The other major influence of agriculture was the division of the population into classes, i.e. farm workers and everyone else.  This allowed individuals to specialize in other areas of life, trade, warfare, health care, communication, building, etc. which subsequently allowed them to develop other technologies.

*Original Tools required:  [[Axe]], [[Hoe]], [[Sickle]], [[Quern]]

*Original Tools required:  [[Axe]], [[Hoe]], [[Sickle]], [[Quern]]

*Modern Techniques:  [[Pesticides]], [[Tractor]], Combine, Automated Processing, [[Bio-Engineered Plants]]

*Modern Techniques:  [[Pesticides]], [[Tractor]], Combine, Automated Processing, [[Bio-Engineered Plants]]

==Money==  

===Money===  

*[[Currency]]

*[[Currency]]

The development of an object with constant value which everyone is willing to trade for their goods or services.  

The development of an object with constant value which everyone is willing to trade for their goods or services.  

*[[Corporations]]

*[[Corporations]]

==Materials==

===Materials===

*[[Metal Working]]  

*[[Metal Working]]  

*[[Plastics]]

*[[Plastics]]

*[[Chemicals]]  

*[[Chemicals]]  

==Warfare==  

===Warfare===  

*[[Hand-to-hand Weapons]] - Club, Axe, Spear, Knife, Sword, Pike

*[[Hand-to-hand Weapons]] - Club, Axe, Spear, Knife, Sword, Pike

*[[Missile Weapons]] - Javelin, Atlatl, Bow & Arrow

*[[Missile Weapons]] - Javelin, Atlatl, Bow & Arrow

*[[Explosives]] - TNT, Nuclear Weapons

*[[Explosives]] - TNT, Nuclear Weapons

==Transportation==

===Transportation===

*The Wheel

*The Wheel

*[[Internal Combustion Engine]]

*[[Internal Combustion Engine]]

*[[Watercraft]]  

*[[Watercraft]]  

==Buildings and Construction==

===Buildings and Construction===

*Rammed Earth

*Rammed Earth

*[[Masonry]]

*[[Masonry]]

*Water & Sanitation System

*Water & Sanitation System

==Health==

===Health===

*[[Medicine]]

*[[Medicine]]

**[[Penicillin]]

**[[Penicillin]]

*Procedures

*Procedures

==Communication & Information==

===Communication & Information===

*[[Writing]]

*[[Writing]]

*[[Paper]]

*[[Paper]]