Hi, I am new to this. But here's the challenge, What is the Single Most Important Achievement of Human Species in History?
Single Most Important Achievement in History?
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, Jun 27 2011 05:14 PM
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 05:14 PM
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Posted 04 July 2011 - 08:57 PM
Hi, I am new to this. But here's the challenge, What is the Single Most Important Achievement of Human Species in History?
Welcome to the CHF forum, hope you take the exam and stay.
Difficult question. I am inclined to say Einstein's theories relating to relativity, and the fundamental nature of time/space, and matter and energy.
Edited by shunyadragon, 04 July 2011 - 08:59 PM.
Frank
Go with the flow the river knows.
化干戈为玉帛 Turn weapons into peace and friendship with gifts of jade-silk.
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Go with the flow the river knows.
化干戈为玉帛 Turn weapons into peace and friendship with gifts of jade-silk.
www.shunyadragon.com
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Posted 05 July 2011 - 12:14 AM
the development of agriculture
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Posted 05 July 2011 - 10:53 AM
making fire.
without beeing able to make fire humens hadnt settled down.
without beeing able to make fire humens hadnt settled down.
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Posted 05 July 2011 - 07:58 PM
Indoor plumbing.
Think about it.
Think about it.
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Posted 06 July 2011 - 12:48 AM
Creation of cities?
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Posted 06 July 2011 - 09:29 AM
For human or chinese civilisation?
If it is for human achievement, I'd vote for sex!
PS (with a straight face) we need to reproduce to form a civilisation.... so breed.....)
If it is for human achievement, I'd vote for sex!
PS (with a straight face) we need to reproduce to form a civilisation.... so breed.....)
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Posted 06 July 2011 - 10:41 AM
I can't answer because I don't know the criteria. If I'd had to guess though, excluding high tech modern inventions, I'd probably have to go with paper or papyrus since it was the stuff knowledge and calculations were worked out on and passed around. It was the internet of the ancient times.
I have the fortune of living in the part of the world which has use for toilet paper, but not douches.
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Posted 06 July 2011 - 04:11 PM
Hi, I am new to this. But here's the challenge, What is the Single Most Important Achievement of Human Species in History?
Human species? To be able to think.
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Posted 24 July 2011 - 09:05 PM
Human species? To be able to think.
Not bad, but probably not considered an invention. It is main characteristic that separates us from all other species, except maybe on a simple level higher mammals like other primates.
Actually I forgot one very crucial invention of the Greeks, math. Without the Greek math (Aslo the great philosophies and knowledge of the Greeks preserved by the Islamic world, Islam would probably not have been so inventive and have great Universities, and Europe would have trouble getting out of the Dark Ages.
Frank
Go with the flow the river knows.
化干戈为玉帛 Turn weapons into peace and friendship with gifts of jade-silk.
www.shunyadragon.com
Go with the flow the river knows.
化干戈为玉帛 Turn weapons into peace and friendship with gifts of jade-silk.
www.shunyadragon.com
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Posted 25 July 2011 - 05:10 PM
Making fire. The single most important achievement.
And maybe tools for hunting and gathering.
And maybe tools for hunting and gathering.
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Posted 19 May 2013 - 02:14 AM
Hi, I am new to this. But here's the challenge, What is the Single Most Important Achievement of Human Species in History?
What set us part from animals are complex communication. So, invention of communication system. It can be gesture, sound, drawn, or written.
Humans have white around pupil so that can be considered first eye/face gesture communication.
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