That Miracle that Happened that One Time

History informed by the Industrial Revolution.  How did we get there?  Was it an improvement? (Spoiler:Yes)

Episode 1 Visuals

Here is a graphic of the Malthusian crisis

Your trade routes should be secure if you get above the straight line.

An early 19th century painting of the Ohlone

Grinding rocks in the Sierra foothills.  Part of the process of converting acorns to something edible involved grinding the acorns.

Columns at Gobekli Tepe.  Completely impossible by the history we learned when I was young.

Gobekli Tepe, current theory is that this was built before permanently settled cities.