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    The Story of Civilization: A Child's Primer of Economics
    The Story of Civilization: A Child's Primer of Economics
    The Story of Civilization: A Child's Primer of Economics
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    The Story of Civilization: A Child's Primer of Economics

    By Joseph George Caldwell

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    This story describes the progress of civilization from an economic point of view, at a level suitable for a young person.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJoseph George Caldwell
    Release dateOct 10, 2014
    ISBN9780944848234
    The Story of Civilization: A Child's Primer of Economics
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    Joseph George Caldwell

    Joseph George Caldwell is a mathematical statistician and systems and software engineer. He is author of articles and books on divers topics (e.g., population, environment, statistics, economics, politics, defense and music, including The Late Great United States (2008); Can America Survive? (1999); How to Stop the IRS and Solve the Deficit Problem (The Value-Added Tax: A New Tax System for the United States) (1987); How to Play the Guitar by Ear (for mathematicians and physicists) (2000). See Internet website http://www.foundationwebsite.org to view these and other articles. He holds a BS degree in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a PhD degree in Statistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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      The Story of Civilization - Joseph George Caldwell

      THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION: A CHILD’S PRIMER OF ECONOMICS

      Joseph George Caldwell

      Copyright 2014 Joseph George Caldwell

      Published by Joseph George Caldwell at Smashwords

      2014 Edition, Revised October 10, 2014

      Originally published May 29, 2004

      License Notes: This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the work of this author.

      The Story of Civilization: A Child’s Primer of Economics

      Prologue

      Prehistory

      Our world, the planet called Earth, has existed for a very long time – for billions of years. At first, it was a fiery ball of molten rock, or lava. Gradually it cooled, became solid, and was covered with an ocean of water and an atmosphere of air. At some point, the Earth changed its shape a little, and a large area of land rose out of the water. There are two main theories about what happened next. One theory was proposed quite recently (in the early twentieth century, less than 100 years ago) by the German geologist and meteorologist, Alfred Wegener, and the Austrian geologist, Eduard Suess. Wegener called the first large continent Pangaea, which means All Earth, or All the Land, in Greek. He believed that Pangaea eventually broke into two large parts, or supercontinents, the northern one called Laurasia and the southern one called Gondwana (or Gondwanaland). This breakup of Pangaea happened in the Jurassic Age, when dinosaurs roamed Earth. Laurasia and Gondwana were separated by the Tethys Sea. Gondwana later split into the continents that we know today as South America, Africa, India, Australia and Antarctica. Laurasia split into the continents of North America and Europe, Asia, and the islands of Greenland and Iceland.

      The other theory of prehistory is a legendary one. This theory has been around for a very long time – many thousands of years. In it, the first continent was Hyperborea. Two later continents were Lemuria (or Mu) and Atlantis. Lemuria is said to have existed a very long time ago in the Indian Ocean, south of what is now Asia. Eventually, most of it sank into the ocean. All that remains is the Island of Madagascar, and India. The large-eyed primates on Madagascar are called lemurs, after the name Lemuria.

      The other lost continent of legend is Atlantis. The first recorded history of Atlantis is in the Greek philosopher Plato’s two dialogues, Timaeus and Criteas, which were written 2,500 years ago. Atlantis was located in what is now called the Atlantic Ocean. According to legend, many people lived on Atlantis. When it sank, only a few of the people, the Atlanteans, escaped to other lands, such as North and South America and Egypt. The Atlanteans were believed to be red-skinned, and that is why the Native Americans and the early Egyptians were red-skinned.

      Over long periods of time, life evolved on Earth. How life evolved is a very interesting story, called the Story of Creation. Initially, there were no people – just plants and animals. For a long period of time, the climate was very tropical. The trees were like palm trees, and there were large dinosaurs. The different continents had different kinds of plants and animals. Several times, major catastrophes occurred, and many of the plants and animals were destroyed. For example, one time a large asteroid crashed into the Earth, and filled the atmosphere with dust. The dust blocked off much

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