Many Jews were killed or tortured. Many were also accused of being wizards, witches, and heretics. During the Inquisition, many Jews were torture and killed.
it was to build a series of dams to control floods and generate electricity
Where were some of the earliest origins of agriculture and why did they occur in those locations?
One of the ancient place on Earth where the presence of humans was discovered is Ur and Uruk cities. So, some of the earliest origin of agriculture occur near those cities located in Messopotamia. Messopotamia is a place located near rivers Tigris and Euphrates. At that time is was a very fertile zone.
Slowed technological progress.
In all of the wars in the Industrial Revolution, more than 70 million personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in this large war and more than 15 million people were killed.