The History of Technology
Thursday 12 April 2012Posted by
Crystal
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Stone Age- (beginning around 2 million years ago) Humans
were using tools made out of natural materials:
stone, wood, bone
were using tools made out of natural materials:
stone, wood, bone
Bronze Age- (3500 B.C.) Learned how to make bronze out of
copper and tin, this allowed us to make better
tools and weapons
copper and tin, this allowed us to make better
tools and weapons
A mixture of 2 or more metals is called an alloy
Iron Age- (1200 B.C.) Learned how to mine and use iron
which is harder than bronze and improved their
tools even more
which is harder than bronze and improved their
tools even more
Tigris Euphrates Valley- Early people developed flood
control
control
Egyptians- Discovered architectural forms that led to pyramids
and temple complexes
and temple complexes
Greeks and Romans- Developed the technology to build fast
ships and the arch
ships and the arch
China- Great wall was constructed for protection against invaders.
Also invented gun powder
Also invented gun powder
-Technologies people create change their lives. People began to farm land instead of just relying on hunting for food; this allowed them to have free time and a chance to stay in one place.
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