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Technology Ages

Subjects : engineering, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 16 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. New technologies developed due to the need for faster communication and travel. Huge need for advancement in electronic technology.






2. Transistor - laptops - cell phones - digital cameras






3. Bow and arrow - stone hand tools and hammers - wooden spears






4. Develpoed stronger buildings and a lot of metal usage - advanced cooking - building - and weapons






5. In caves - hunting and gathering for survival






6. 1 -000 BC to around 1749 AD






7. 3 -500 BC to around 1 -000 BC






8. Metal plows - sailboats - clay pottery - harpoon






9. Early 1900s to Present






10. On farms and in villages - with more specialized jobs






11. Prehistoric to around 3 -500 BC






12. Steel swords - microscope - improvement of furnaces






13. Cotton gin - steam engine - electricity - assembly line






14. Most people left farms to live and work in the city - used technology to make jobs simpler and more efficient - traveled faster with new transportation






15. About1750 AD to early 1900s AD






16. 10 -000 B.C. to around 1750 A.D.