Surveying and maps: the whole path

1
Tools & MakingI
Stone Tools
The first cutting edge
3.3 Mya
2
Fire & ShelterI
Control of Fire
Light, heat and cooked food
1 Mya
3
Fire & ShelterI
Rope & Cordage
Twisted fibres that hold the world
46,000 years ago
4
Materials & ChemistryII
Pottery
Clay turned to stone by fire
20,000 years ago
needs 2
5
Agriculture & LivestockII
Irrigation
Leading water to the crops
c. 6,000 BCE
needs 1, 3
6
Writing & CommunicationII
Writing
Knowledge that outlives memory
c. 3,300 BCE
needs 1, 4
7
Time & MeasurementIII
Measures and standards
The cubit, the balance and the metre
c. 3,000 BCE
needs 1, 3, 4
8
Time & MeasurementIII
Surveying and maps
Land measured and drawn to scale
c. 2,100 BCE
Goal · needs 3, 5, 6, 7