History of Measurements
Just like any other thing, the concept of measurement didn't just come out from nothingness. Due to its demand and its importance, people in the ancient times devised units and tools for measurement.
Before, people started counting and measuring. These are evident when they deal with number of people, population of the community, crop production, area of the land they own, supply for the year and other livelihood aspects, military areas and even in governance of certain communities. That's when measurement started. When the question "how much" is thrown, measurement is already being applied when the answer is given. Measurement is usually used even before when we deal with continuous quantity.
Since there were no readily available tools for measuring, body parts such as hands, arms, and feet are used in an attempt to express the measure of a certain thing, object or the like.
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