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Technology Ages

Subjects : engineering, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 16 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Steel swords - microscope - improvement of furnaces






2. Metal plows - sailboats - clay pottery - harpoon






3. 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






4. In caves - hunting and gathering for survival






5. 10 -000 B.C. to around 1750 A.D.






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






7. 1 -000 BC to around 1749 AD






8. 3 -500 BC to around 1 -000 BC






9. About1750 AD to early 1900s AD






10. Transistor - laptops - cell phones - digital cameras






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






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






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






14. Early 1900s to Present






15. Prehistoric to around 3 -500 BC






16. New technologies developed due to the need for faster communication and travel. Huge need for advancement in electronic technology.