What is technology?

What is technology? (Choose the best, overall definition)

• Technology is planes, trains, and automobiles.

• Technology is electrical devices.

• Technology is human made tools that make our lives easier.

The first humans made their tools primarily out of what material?

• Iron

• Stone

• Bronze

• Cooper

The process of smelting (melting iron ore) into agricultural tools led to what great change in society?

• Humans were able to stay in one place. (No longer hunter gatherers)

• Humans were able to travel long distances.

• Humans were able to build strong structures.

Why was the Bronze Age, called the Bronze Age?

• People loved to look tan.

• People loved the Bronze color.

• Most tools were made of stone.

• Most tools were made of bronze.

The invention of the wheel in 4000 BC helped humans do what important task? (Choose the best answer)

• Grow crops for food production.

• Make new technologies such as the car.

• Move heavy objects longer distances.

An important invention during the middle ages was the windmill. What did the windmill do for civilization?

• Provided electricity by using wind power.

• Ground grain to make bread, allowing for greater food production.

• Gave the villagers jobs at the windmill.

Which civilization invented silk?

• Japan

• Indian

• China

• Saudia Arabia

Why was the silk route important for the advancement of technology? (Choose the best answer)

• Different civilizations came into contact and shared ideas/technologies.

• People could wear fancy clothing.

• Princes were able to marry princesses in foreign lands.

What was the name of the invention that allowed for the mass production of books during the Renaissance?

• The New York Times Printer

• King Albert's Stamp

• The Guttenberg Printing Press

Why was the Industrial Revolution important?

• The Industrial Revolution started global warming.

• The Industrial Revolution was an explosion of many different types of technologies.

• The Industrial Revolution allowed people to stay on the farm and work.