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...land]], [[Sweden]]: Iron—as a new material—initiated a dramatic revolution in technology, economy, society, warfare and politics.]] ...plication|application]] and [[diffusion]] typically cause an abrupt change in society. ...

...he 13th century BC. China used bones and shells for religious inscriptions in the form of divinations.<ref name="Tsien" >{{cite book ...spreading the usage of print technology, which in turn led to an increase in the dissemination of secular printing and literacy as well as wielding an i ...

...ore commercial sports, are highly trained. Two of the most common animals in sport are horses and dogs. ...m humans. Some are solely between the animals while others use the animals in a lesser role. Most sports involve training, while some can also involve s ...

{{Short description|Application of technology for use in warfare}} ...inds of technology that are distinctly military in nature and not civilian in application, usually because they lack useful or legal civilian application ...

...pans), from the beginning of the 20th century, at the [[Musée Cernuschi]] in [[Paris]]|alt=a shelf with kitchen utensils of several kinds stacked upon i ...or when the cook has limited dexterity or mobility. The number of utensils in a household kitchen varies with time and the style of cooking. ...

{{short description|European cultural period of the 14th to 17th centuries}} ...nd 16th centuries|the earlier European Renaissance|Renaissance of the 12th century|other uses|Renaissance (disambiguation)}} ...

...jpg|thumb|283x283px|[[Benjamin Franklin]] is one of the foremost polymaths in history. Franklin was a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, p ...e Polymathia tractatio: integri operis de studiis veterum}}) was published in 1603 by [[Johann von Wowern]], a Hamburg philosopher.<ref name="auto">{{cit ...

* 28th century BC – [[Ancient Egypt]]ian texts describe [[electric fish]]. They refer to t * 6th century BC – [[Greek philosophy|Greek]] philosopher [[Thales of Miletus]] observes ...

[[File:Alter Strom.jpg|thumb|The Alter Strom, in the sea resort of [[Warnemünde]], Germany]] [[File:IMG RoyalCanalnrKinnegad5706w.jpg|thumb|The [[Royal Canal]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]]] ...

...shing]] &ndash; activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, ne ...rity to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or se ...

[[File:Peter Francken in his studio.jpg|thumb|300px|This 2009 photo shows music production using a [ ...nology to music was prehistoric peoples' use of a tool to hand-drill holes in bones to make simple flutes.<ref name="speakstick.net">{{Cite web|url=https ...

...ut the term often connotes funding obtained through a competitive process, in which potential research projects are evaluated and only the most promising ...unt of scientific research is funded by charitable foundations, especially in relation to developing cures for diseases such as [[cancer]], [[malaria]], ...

...nnica>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Europe/The-Metal-Ages |title=The Metal Ages |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica }}< ...there were no tin bronzes in [[West Asia]] before trading in bronze began in the [[3rd millennium BC]]. Worldwide, the Bronze Age generally followed the ...

...arry|title=The Rise of Financial Capitalism: International Capital Markets in the Age of Reason|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ey8h1WC5w7kC|year=1 ...Observatory]]. In many places, the IDL follows the 180° meridian exactly. In other places, however, the IDL deviates east or west away from that meridia ...

[[File:Bełchatów Elektrownia.jpg|thumb|[[Bełchatów Power Station]] in [[Bełchatów]], Poland]] [[File:Frimmersdorfkw.jpg|thumb|[[Frimmersdorf Power Station]] in [[Grevenbroich]], Germany]] ...

...own on 6 August 2011, following the [[Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster]] in [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iaea.org/programmes/a2/ |title=Po ...owever is at a historic low and now below 10% down from a maximum of 17.5% in 1996.<ref>url=https://www.worldnuclearreport.org/IMG/pdf/wnisr2022-v3-lr.pd ...

{{short description|High-capacity public transport commonly found in urban areas}} [[File:Metro in the World.svg|250px|thumb|Metro in the world:<ref>[http://www.urbanrail.net www.urbanrail.net]</ref><br /> ...

[[File:3U2A6305.jpg|270px|thumb|Manual crane from the late 19th century used for unloading small loads from ships at the Port of Barcelona, Spain]] ...loading of freight, in [[construction]] for the movement of materials, and in manufacturing for the assembling of [[heavy equipment]]. ...

...ld form. Domestication is a gradual process, so there is no precise moment in the history of a given species when it can be considered to have become ful ! Extent in the wild vs. captivity ...

...ydroelectric power plant in China, the largest hydroelectric power station in the world.]] ...rgest producer of [[hydroelectricity]], [[solar power]] and [[wind power]] in the world. The [[energy policy]] of China is connected to its [[industrial ...