Civilization began with distillation.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Distillation is seen as the beginning of civilization.
- In plain terms
- Civilization started with the process of distillation.
- What can you take from it?
- Simple processes can mark major historical shifts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why distillation?
- How does science start civilization?
Another view
Civilization has many origins beyond distillation.
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