Many modern people believe that in ancient times humanity was not distinguished by special mental abilities. Although archaeologists and scientists have already found convincing evidence that even many thousands of years ago, the intellectual abilities of people were very developed.
The cavemen, who lived more than 15 thousand years ago, were already massively making a variety of tools and accessories, such as arrows, spears and needles. They wore comfortable leather clothes and painted various paintings on the walls to decorate the interior.
Since ancient times, people have learned to design settlements, correctly placing streets and various buildings. Moreover, about 7 thousand years BC. they already knew how to raise livestock, grow crops, process metal, wood and other materials.
Alexandria reached a very high level of development in its time. It was home to about 500 thousand inhabitants. Theaters functioned in the city, where the scenery was replaced by a mechanical method, and in the temples the doors opened automatically.
The inhabitants of Ancient Egypt became the authors of many famous inventions. For example, they developed ways to mummify bodies and made paper from papyrus. In order to write on such paper, they invented fountain pen designs that were widely used in everyday life. They also developed reed pens and ink.
Among other inventions of the ancient Egyptians, it is worth noting hieroglyphs, as well as a solar calendar, which consisted of 12 months and showed the position of the Earth relative to the Sun. In order to calculate time, hourglass, sundial and water clocks were invented.
Historians emphasize the high level of development of many other ancient civilizations. For example, the ancient Romans made a huge contribution to the development of building technology. They were the first to massively build roads with a hard, stable surface. They also widely introduced networks of aqueducts through which water flowed.
Among other innovations of Ancient Rome, it is worth noting the laying of mountain tunnels, the launch of public transport, the creation of traffic rules. Also, the legal system was actively developing in this territory and the first mass media appeared.
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