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You don't need to teach technology which requires materials unavailable at the time. Just teaching high school, even middle school, subjects like the scientific method or algebra would revolutionize society. However, if you try to teach certain topics like gender equality or democracy it might not turn out so well... ๐
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"When Adam delved and Eve span
Who was then the gentleman?"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ball_(priest)
Lead, copper and vinegar have been readily available for most of human history ;)