That aside, we may now begin our journey. The gerbil's influence on history has often been a subtle one. Just as the Gerbil King merely requested the creation of the universe, he often just influenced the actions of mankind in his rise to world destruction. 100,000,000 years ago, a gerbil scurries in front of early man. Man throws rock, misses gerbil, hits other rock.
Spark is thrown, and rock is sharpened.
Fire and tool making are created in one fell swoop. A man observers a gerbil rolled into a ball, rolling down a small earthen mound. Master tablet maker Akkadia of the Mesopotamian civilization sets clay out to dry. A gerbil runs across the tablet leaving foot prints. Written Language is born.