what time period did the enlightenment take place?
1,400 AD – 1,750 AD
what time period did the middle age take place?
450 AD – 1,400 AD
what is another name for the neolithic age?, and why is it called this?
The New Stone Age or in Greek (néos – “new”) and (líthos – “stone”)
how many steps are there to the engineering and design process, and how many steps are there to the refined engineering design process?
8 for full steps, and 5 steps for the refined process
what inventions were created during the enlightenment?
Telescope, microscope, thermometer
what three architectural periods where the middle ages divided into?
Early Middle Ages, High Middle Ages, and Late Middle Ages.
what inventions were created during the neolithic age?
Spinning/weaving tools, stone plows, sickles
why is the engineering and the design process important?
the engineering and design process give inventors and engineers gives them guidance on how to be successful and how to create a better invention.
A telescope is a tool that astronomers use to see faraway objects, as telescopes advanced over time scientist were able to see further. A microscope is an instrument that is used to magnify small objects. Some microscopes can even be used to observe an object at the cellular level, allowing scientists to see the shape of a cell, its nucleus, mitochondria, and other organelles.
what impacts did these inventions have on history?
Early Middle Ages – increased pressure from invasion lead to depopulation and de-urbanization.
High Middle Ages – the beginning of feudalism, population increase, and agricultural innovation
late middle ages - famine, plague and war, often marked by the Black Death,
what impacts did the neolithic age have on history?
Dependable year-round food supply enabled division of labor and specialization that spurred invention.
what three brainstorming methods are used for creativity?
leonardo de vinci method, mind mapping, inventive problem solving
what impacts did the enlightenment have on history?
Instrumentation enabled scientists to
observe and quantify natural phenomena.
what inventions were created during this time period?
windmill, the printing press, armour, weapons
what time period did the neolithic age take place?
4,000 BC – 2,300 BC
what is brainstorming?
brainstorming is a group discussion to produce ideas or solve problems.
what invention from the enlightenment changed the way we see the human body?
by advancing microscopes scientist were able to find cells and how they were produced.
what artifacts were created during the middle age?
Improved harness for horses, cast iron,
cannons, mechanical clocks, compasses
how have these inventions advanced over time?
stone plows have been made into a combine harvester which helps the soil for crops, sickles have gotten sharper and more durable
what is creativity?
Creativity is what leads to new and better ideas, innovations, and inventions.
Creativity simply is the ability to think differently and to question what currently exists.
Creativity is carried out during brainstorming.