A book with pictures detailing all the processes required to make paper, and the schematics for a printing press. I know better than to presume my knowledge of electricity will be of any use, I know better than to think that I understand math better than ancient mathematicians, and I know better than to try to convince them that tiny little creatures are what cause illness. What I can do is jump-start humanity's ascent to modern technology by improving literacy a few centuries early
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A laptop with the essential human knowledge, big enough abtteries to power it, and a portable solar generator to charge its batteries.
Oh, and probably a bunch of gold to hire mercenaries and engineers.
those are all quite intelligent things to want to have with you in such a scenario, but I think you are overestimating how much can fit into a backpack.
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Old Roman artifacts so I can confuse them with how rusted and dirty they are, great conversation starter.
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The question that must be answered first is: Do I stay where I am or do I come out somewhere else?
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An English-Latin phrasebook, a survival manual explaining how to recognize plants, grow food, handle livestock, set traps, and make simple shelter, e-reader loaded with modern books and a usb solar panel, a multitool, sewing kit, a small dagger, cerium/magnesium flint, first-aid kit, antibiotics, water treatment (Sodium Dichloro-S-Triazinetrione), preservative and neutralizer (sodium metabisulfite), salt, potassium chloride, peanut butter.
But I'd probably be quickly ambushed and killed nonetheless, or hauled off to the slave markets.
Current geological mineral distribution map. A dozen ball screws, some linear rods, bearings, grease. A dozen staters of various sizes, and a few hundred thousand diodes, maybe millions. Then as much enameled copper wire and magnet steel as I could carry. Then a e-paper tablet with a long list of patent documents, along with text books from Primary school clear to graduate level physics, chemistry, and math.
Then I would lug a vintage mini lathe over my shoulder for the few steps I have to take because you didn't specify how far I have to walk.
I should be able to make the industrial revolution from there.
...welcome to 1500 years in the future...now!
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Cipromax, isoproyl alcohol, neosporin, and and as many Band-Aids as I could stuff. I'll make room for an English-latin dictionary.
Maybe one of those "facts about everything" almanacs in the outside pocket, because I'm too stupid to remember my sines and cosines or the difference between sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate. I can figure out the rest from there.
Maps. Lots of laminated maps of North Africa and the Middle East. Every time I run low on silver pennies to pay my palm frond air conditioner, I sell one more map.
Sell a hand drawn COPY of the map.
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i'd fill it up with a variety of bulk spices
...that's an amazing idea.
Let's go further - seeds for modern crops that grow well in the Mediterranean. We didn't spend thousands of years selecting them for nothing.
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Probably mostly medical supplies. I don’t want to die of a stubbed toe.
You and everyone you interact with will probably get very sick. Neither of you will be resistant to each others germs. Maybe you will set off another plague. Probably. I'm not an expert.
Hence the medical supplies. Antibiotics, painkillers, antiseptic, bleach, etc.
A towel. Maybe some peanuts.
A hoopy frood right here.
Antibiotics. All of the antibiotics. Textbooks, dictionary, precious metals, etc.