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History of the World

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WORLD, HISTORY OF THE (Introduction)

WORLD, HISTORY OF THE. People have probably lived on the earth about 2
million years. But the story of world history begins only about 5,500
years ago with the invention of writing. The period before people began to
write is usually called prehistory.

Archaeologists have pieced together the story of prehistory by studying
what the people left behind, including artwork, tools, ruins of buildings,
fossils, and even their own skeletons. Such objects provide the main
evidence of what prehistoric people were like and how they lived. For a
description of life in prehistoric times, see the Information Finder
article PREHISTORIC PEOPLE.

The first traces of writing date from about 3500 B.C. From then on,
people could record their own history. By writing down their experiences,
they could tell future generations what they were like and how they......

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