What did primitive men use as a sources of energy?
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Pre-Industrial Revolution Energy Use
It really wasn't until the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s that man's ability to harness energy on a (relatively) large, efficient scale took place and truly revolutionized our ways of life and ability to perform work. Prior to that, early people relied primarily on caloric energy from the food they consumed to give the energy they needed to perform their basic tasks for survival. With the discovery of fire and the ability to burn biomass (wood, animal dung, charcoal), man then had an important source of heat.
With the domestication of animals, man was able to transition from a more nomadic way of life as a hunter/gatherer into a more agrarian society. Harnessing animal energy allowed early man to grow more food more efficiently and stay in one place. It comes as no surprise that the ability produce more food easily translated into sustained population growth. Early society was taking a different shape, thanks in large part to man's ability to utilize these energy opportunities.
wood remained the dominant fuel source until it was surpassed by coal powering the Industrial Revolution in the late 1880s. Throughout wood's reign as the world's primary fuel source, overall energy consumption grew steadily but overall remained quite low compared to the levels that would develop in the wake of the Industrial Revolution.
This explosion in energy consumption undoubtedly changed human history in almost every way. The ability to mass produce goods and a focus on a consumption-based economy were huge paradigm shifts from previous subsistence societies. The migration of people from rural areas to cities for work led to issues associated with poor sanitation and working conditions. But many of the modern conveniences on which we've become reliant were born out of this era.
It really wasn't until the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s that man's ability to harness energy on a (relatively) large, efficient scale took place and truly revolutionized our ways of life and ability to perform work. Prior to that, early people relied primarily on caloric energy from the food they consumed to give the energy they needed to perform their basic tasks for survival. With the discovery of fire and the ability to burn biomass (wood, animal dung, charcoal), man then had an important source of heat.
With the domestication of animals, man was able to transition from a more nomadic way of life as a hunter/gatherer into a more agrarian society. Harnessing animal energy allowed early man to grow more food more efficiently and stay in one place. It comes as no surprise that the ability produce more food easily translated into sustained population growth. Early society was taking a different shape, thanks in large part to man's ability to utilize these energy opportunities.
wood remained the dominant fuel source until it was surpassed by coal powering the Industrial Revolution in the late 1880s. Throughout wood's reign as the world's primary fuel source, overall energy consumption grew steadily but overall remained quite low compared to the levels that would develop in the wake of the Industrial Revolution.
This explosion in energy consumption undoubtedly changed human history in almost every way. The ability to mass produce goods and a focus on a consumption-based economy were huge paradigm shifts from previous subsistence societies. The migration of people from rural areas to cities for work led to issues associated with poor sanitation and working conditions. But many of the modern conveniences on which we've become reliant were born out of this era.
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