What is Science?

Stone age people had trees, rocks, water and animals. Very little else.

The first humans practiced science. They tested berries in bushes. Some are nutritious and some were poisonous. They learned which were beneficial.

They experimented with tools for making fire and shelter. 

They experimented with weapons. They tested those weapons against different animals. Attacking a mammoth with a short knife didn't work. They figured out long sharp spears were more effective.

The invention of fire brought great advancement to their daily lives. They tested different trees to see which caught fire better.

Eventually they would test burying objects. Plants grew. Some were good for eating. Some plants were strong and durable. Some helped heal illnesses. Some were useless.

When weather threated their lives, they attempted to control the weather with rain dances. If they danced long enough it would rain or God's anger would be proven.

They attempted to keep the sun moving through the sky by performing human sacrifice. When they sacrificed someone to their sun God, and the sun rose the next day, it proved effective.

They made offerings to Zeus and Thor for good weather. When Greeks prayed to Zeus and the storm ended, that proved effective.

However, humanity was testing and experimenting the world around them.

Someone was the first person to drink cows milk.

Ideas challenged one another. The best crops got grown more often.

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