The American Revolution was the first wave of the Atlantic Revolutions: the French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the Latin American wars of independence. Aftershocks reached Ireland in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, in the PolishâLithuanian Commonwealth, and in the Netherlands.
A reconstruction of Homo erectus, the earliest human species that is known to have controlled fire (reconstruction shown in WestfÃ¤lisches Landesmuseum, Herne, Germany, in a 2006 exhibition)
Weights and measures are some of the earliest tools used by humans. Early units of measure come from parts of the body and peopleâs surroundings. Seeds, grains, and stones were used for weights. Time was measured by periods of the sun, moon, and other heavenly bodies.