What trends/characteristics of humanity changed over time and which ones remained the same? Think of human ability to communicate, organize, create, destroy, etc. Has to be two paragraphs long

You find a mysterious, dull substance on the ground and pick it up for a closer look. it is powdery, very light, and soft to the touch. the substance is most likely i. an organic mineral ii. a metallic mineral iii. a nonmetallic mineral i only ii only iii only i and ii i and iii