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From Harari — Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

The chapter begins with a discussion about how industrial revolution has driven the evolution of era of Homo sapiens. Thanks to the more efficient conversions of energy and production of goods from…

From Harari — Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

This chapter continues of the last few, with the author explaining how capitalism and industrialization has driven growth and expansion in the modern centuries.

From Harari — Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

In this chapter, the author argues that the advancement of science and the the advancement of expanding political entities through conquering other lands is closely linked…

From Harari — Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

This is a weird chapter in that the author doesn’t really present new content. But he does comment on what he thinks is the correct approach to study history.

From Harari — Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

As the title suggested, this chapter presents a brief version of the history religions in human society. It went through the development of various types of religions, monotheism, dualism and polytheism…

From Harari — Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

In this chapter, the author talks about empires and their development throughout history. He notes that there is a stigma associated with empires. That they are inherently evil and exploitative. But he carefully…

From Harari — Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

This chapter discussed another important symbol of human civilization, money. The author first went through the origin of the money, during hunter-gathering stage and then agricultural revolution. Next, the…