An excerpt from the book 'Sapiens : A brief history of Humankind '

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Young Adult (18-35)

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British (General)

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about 14 billion years ago. Matter energy, time and space came into being and what is known as the big ban the storey off this fundamental features ofthe universe is called physics. About 300,000 years after their appearance, matter and energy started to quiet us into complex structures called atoms, which then combined into molecules. The storey of atoms, molecules and their interactions is called chemistry. About four billion years ago on a planet called Earth, certain molecules combined form, particularly large and intricate structures called organisms. The storey of organisms is called biology. About 70,000 years ago, organisms belonging to the species **** SAPIENs started to form even more elaborate structures called cultures. The subsequent development off thes human cultures is called history. Three important revolution shaped the course of history. The cognitive revolution kickstarted history. About 70,000 years ago, the agricultural revolution sped it up about 12,000 years ago. The scientific revolution, which got underway on ly 500 years ago, may well and history and start something completely different. This book tells the storey of how these three revolutions have affected humans and their fellow organisms