Early historical Periods
Early History Inventions
The Industrial Revolution
Tech rate of change
Impact of Technology
100
During the stone age the main materials used for tools and weapons
What is stone, bone, wood
100
the cultivation of food and grain is known as ___________
What is agriculture
100
The use of _______ led to a pure and extremly strong iron, which led to the building of large structures and new machines
What is coke
100
The __________ age, roughly the last 50 years, was sparked by the invention of the transistor, which made electronics more common
What is information
100
Technology is typically made to protect and not harm humans, this is known as ______
What is safety
200
Bronze is an alloy of tin and ________
What is Copper
200
Early agriculture relied on ________ of ________, to perform manual tasks that required more energy than could be produced by humans
What are beasts of burden
200
The ___________ engine changed the source of energy for machines and factories and made more power than sources from nature
What is steam
200
Technology has changed at an __________ rate, slow in the begining and now at a fast rate
What is exponential
200
Technology can affect people in multiple ways. As new technolgies emerge it creates new _____. Colleges and schools can train you for this.
What are jobs
300
A life style where people travel from place to place hunting and gathering is known as __________
What is nomadic
300
A system of tunnels, pipes and bridges used to carry water to cities and towns
What are aqueducts
300
The _________ system used machines to make goods rather than the craft approach that was previously used
What is factory
300
the transistor was invented using a ________ material, meaning it will only conduct electricity at certain temperatures
What is semiconductor
300
Technology can also change nature, one effect of automobiles is ________, or the emission of toxic fumes
What is pollution
400
Each age is defined by the material used for tools and weapons, the change between each age makes the tools and weapons __________ and lighter
What is stronger
400
________ and _______ wheels were used to power early grain mills
What is wind and water
400
Labor unions and labor ______ were created during the industrial revolution, they protected worker rights
What are labor laws
400
During the stone age the rate of tech change was ______
What is slow
400
_________ vehicles are vehicles that use more than one source of energy, for example one can use electric or gasoline for power
What is hybrid
500
iron production became more effective with the ________ process
What is smelting
500
This invention made books easily accessible to the general public
What is the printing press
500
Patents, Copyrights and trademarks protect _________ property, like songs, books and company logos
What is intellectual
500
Computers today hold 10,000 times as much ________, as early computers
What is memory
500
Having to do with right or wrong
What is ethical
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