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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. In caves - hunting and gathering for survival






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






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






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






6. 3 -500 BC to around 1 -000 BC






7. 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






8. About1750 AD to early 1900s AD






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






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






11. Early 1900s to Present






12. Prehistoric to around 3 -500 BC






13. 10 -000 B.C. to around 1750 A.D.






14. Transistor - laptops - cell phones - digital cameras






15. 1 -000 BC to around 1749 AD






16. Metal plows - sailboats - clay pottery - harpoon