What Is Technology?
Technology is the use of human knowledge to expand human abilities and to satisfy people’s needs and wants.
The Ages of Technology
(1) Stone Age (1,000,000 BC - 3000BC)
(2) Bronze Age (3000 BC – 1200 BC)
(3) Iron Age (1200 BC)
(4) The Information Age/ Computer Age (1900 – Present)
The Ages of Technology
(1) Stone Age (1,000,000 BC - 3000BC)
- Made tools out of natural materials such as stone, wood, and bone
- Cavemen, Hammer stones, Arrow heads.
(2) Bronze Age (3000 BC – 1200 BC)
- Bronze was made from cooper and tin. The process use to create bronze is called smelting
- Alloy, Metal tools were formed, Casting.
(3) Iron Age (1200 BC)
- Iron replaced metals such as cooper and bronze.
- Agricultural tools, Farming settlements.
(4) The Information Age/ Computer Age (1900 – Present)
- Machines were invented that could process, store, and exchange data electronically.
- Computers, electronic devices.
