1. Analyze and assess the evolution and influence of technology
Obj 1.03

2. Major Historical Developments
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Middle Age
Renaissance Age
Industrial Age
Information Age

3. Stone Age 250,000 B.C. – 3,000 B.C. A time for survival
Made tools out of natural materials like stone, wood, and bone.
Most tools were used for agriculture and hunting
Tools made it easier to
survive.

4. Bronze Age 3000 B.C. – 1200 B.C.
People learned to make bronze out of copper and tin.
Made it easier to shape metal.
Made Better weapons and tools
Development of Ships, Chariots, and Glass

5. Iron Age 1200 B.C. – 500 A.D.
People learned how to mine and use iron, which is harder than bronze.
Improved tools
Development of the plow, and irrigation
Development of the Alphabet, Water wheel, Calendar, and the Great Wall of china.

6. Middle Age 500 A.D. – 1500 A.D.
Brought about a number of technological developments that led to industrialization.
Increased trade due to advancement in Agriculture.
Development of paper money, Magnetic Compass, and printing press.
Rockets and Gunpowder developed.

7. Renaissance Age 1450 A.D.-1700A.D.
Was a rebirth of the arts and humanities
Leonardo da Vinci created Drawings.
The first screwdriver was invented
Development of Telescope, and submarine
Gutenburg invented the printing press.
Use to produce the bible and other literature

8. Industrial Age
Point in history in which factories took over the production of most products.
People began to migrate towards cities for jobs
Trade over long distances increased
Development of Steam Engine, Transcontinental Railroad, Radio, Airplane

9. Information Age 1940-Present
Emphasizes processing and exchanging information
Explosion of computers, calculators and communication processes.
Development of binary language, transistors, and microchips
Technological developments grow at an exponential rate
Development or Cell Phone, Internet, Solar Energy

10. Assignment
Use your handout to create a Time Line on Microsoft Word. Give the time period and what each age was known for while providing 3 examples of what was developed during that age.
All this should be included in a time line with dates from your Handout.
Needle
18,000 B.C.
Bricks
7,000 B.C.
Wheel 3500 B.C
Stone Age 250,000 B.C.
Bronze Age
3,000 B.C.