Eras
What were the dates of the STONE AGE?
Dates: 3,300,000 B.C. to 3000 B.C.
What inventions were created during the IRON AGE?
Water Wheel
What is a Nomadic Tribe?
Nomadic Tribe: A group of people that moved around in order to find their food sources
What is the word used to describe a metal mixed with another metal?
Alloy
What were the dates of the BRONZE AGE?
Dates: 3000 BC to 1200 BC
What inventions were created in the BRONZE AGE?
The Plow
Wheel
What is a craftsperson?
a person skilled in a particular craft
What was the wheel originally used for?
Pottery
What were the dates of the IRON AGE?
Dates: 1200 BC to 450 BC
What inventions were created in the STONE AGE?
Paper
Rope
Bow & Arrow
Sewing Needle
Fire
Metal materials that can be melted or shaped
Which time era spoke without words?
The Stone Age people spoke in grunts, and hand signage
What were the dates of the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?
Dates: 1750 to 1820
What inventions were created during the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?
Assembly Line
Factory Systems
Why would a farmer sow, and till their soil?
Sowing is to prepare their seeds, and till is preparing / cultivating for seeds
What category of technology do factories fall into?
Manufacturing/Industrial
Which ERA has the most "technology"?
Digital / Information Age
What's the difference between Bronze, and Iron?
Bronze is made from two different medals (Tin & Copper)
Bronze melts at a low temperature
Iron melts at a high temperature
One material
Define all the positives, and negatives of the Industrial Revolution
Positives (Pros)
Made products cheaper.
Made products faster.
Provided many jobs!
Mass production was the new method for producing goods.
Negatives (Cons)
14 hour work days!
Factories were unsafe!
Children were forced to drop out of school and get jobs so they could help support their families.
Who was the inventor of the factory system?
Richard Arkwright