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I was surprised to know that because these people where close to animals and plants this lead for new new diseases to be spread such as measles, smallpox, malaria, rabies etc. I know question how where they helped or cured to defeat the battle of these diseases. Where there people that knew of remedies to help overcome measles or did they die because of the lack tools and knowledge?
It was actually interesting to know that even many many years ago alcohol existed. Although there are some similarities and differences on how wine or beer are produced now versus back then, and even how it was produced differently in the same era, knowing that their were using this, is actually amusing. Although in Mesopotamia it was believed that it was a gift from the gods in America it was a drink of choice.

Although I was happy to know that in the Patheolithic era women and men were equal and no other gender were better than the other as both gender contributed for the same objective, working as a team. During the first civilization it began to change and hierarchies of social class were placed. The higher class obviously had the better homes, attire, life style while the lower class, slaves, had a burden of a life. This made me realize that for a very long time period, it was believed that people could own people and it wasn’t very long ago when people decided to fight to end such dehumanization. Also, gender roles were also seen where men where considered the one with the power, rulers, while women’s roles were productive and reproductive, cleaning the household, taking care of the home. It all comes to sense why people have different beliefs because we have carried these traits over the years making some cultural and gender traits.

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