Multiple choice

According to L. H. Morgan, which technological invention took the human society from barbarism to civilization?

  1. Invention of bow and arrow

  2. Invention of striking fire

  3. Invention of phonetic alphabet

  4. Invention of wheel

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Explanation

According to L.H. Morgan's evolutionary scheme, the invention of the phonetic alphabet marked the crucial transition from barbarism to civilization. While the bow and arrow, fire-making, and wheel were important earlier inventions, only the phonetic alphabet enabled record-keeping, literature, and complex cumulative knowledge transmission that defines civilized society.

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