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    This document summarizes scientific and technological developments in different ancient societies across Mesoamerica, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa: In Mesoamerica, the Aztecs used mathematics to measure distances, lengths, and land areas, and used counts of commodities to facilitate trade. In ancient China, farmers during the Han Dynasty used iron plows with moldboards to till fields, enabling contour plowing that reduced soil erosion. In Persia, engineers had perfected ice storage in underground pits by 400 BC to preserve ice through the summer heat. The earliest evidence of bow and arrow use comes from South African sites like Sibudu Cave, dating back as early as 72,000 to 60,000 years

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    This document summarizes scientific and technological developments in different ancient societies across Mesoamerica, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa: In Mesoamerica, the Aztecs used mathematics to measure distances, lengths, and land areas, and used counts of commodities to facilitate trade. In ancient China, farmers during the Han Dynasty used iron plows with moldboards to till fields, enabling contour plowing that reduced soil erosion. In Persia, engineers had perfected ice storage in underground pits by 400 BC to preserve ice through the summer heat. The earliest evidence of bow and arrow use comes from South African sites like Sibudu Cave, dating back as early as 72,000 to 60,000 years

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    This document summarizes scientific and technological developments in different ancient societies across Mesoamerica, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa: In Mesoamerica, the Aztecs used mathematics to measure distances, lengths, and land areas, and used counts of commodities to facilitate trade. In ancient China, farmers during the Han Dynasty used iron plows with moldboards to till fields, enabling contour plowing that reduced soil erosion. In Persia, engineers had perfected ice storage in underground pits by 400 BC to preserve ice through the summer heat. The earliest evidence of bow and arrow use comes from South African sites like Sibudu Cave, dating back as early as 72,000 to 60,000 years

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    Science, Technology, and Society

    Mesoamerica
    Aztec

    Aztecs used math to measure distances, lengths, and land area. They used numbers of
    easily countable items and volumes of specific commodities to facilitate trade.

    https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/you-contribute/the-design-of-the-aztec-sunstone

    Asia
    China

    During Han dynasty, Chinese farmers in ancient times used iron plows for tilling fields, it is
    also known as the moldboard plow. This new tool had a pointed central piece with wings to
    push soil aside, reducing friction. This enabled Chinese farmers to practice contour plowing,
    following the hills' shapes to prevent soil erosion.

    https://www.history.com/news/han-dynasty-inventions

    Middle East
    Persia

    Persian engineers had perfected the art of ice storage in the heat of summer in the desert by
    400 BC. Large quantities of the ice were transported in from neighboring mountains during
    the winter and kept in a Yakhchal, or ice-pit.
    https://eartharchitecture.org/?p=570
    Africa

    The earliest known evidence of the bow and arrow comes from South African sites like
    Sibudu Cave, where arrowheads that date from between 72,000 and 60,000 years ago have
    probably been discovered.

    https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Farcheryhistorian.com%2Fafrican-
    archery%2F&psig=AOvVaw0P3IqCzz5cObNwu7qarRxC&ust=1709112206404000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ve
    d=0CBMQjRxqFwoTCPiL-dbvzIQDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ

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