Technology: Prehistory to 1500ce
Technology: Prehistory to 1500 CE
Kayla Martino
HIS103: Word Civilizations I
Prof. Paul Toro
March 4, 2013
From prehistory to the 1500 CE, our ancestors have created technologies that we use today. These technologies have been building blocks that get more advanced throughout time and are still progressing with the inventions that we have today. Throughout history, people had to come up with new ways to making life easier to survive. Transportation, communication, and production are just a few different technologies that have advanced over time as seen in the Mesolithic Era, Hellenistic Era, and the Middle Ages. To begin, the Mesolithic Era was a period of time whose technologies were based on stone tools (Mesolithic Cultures). In Europe, they have found evidence of hand axes, knives, points, scrapers, and flakes made out of stone or flint (Paleolithic and Mesolithic Ages). Bows and arrows were also found made out of wood which was an important technology achievement in hunting (Mesolithic Cultures). Humans made tools by chipping off pieces of rock and sharpening them. They created tools and technologies that helped them work with the world rather than working around the issues of the world. The tools allowed them to hunt, which gave them access to meat for food and the skin for clothing (Mahdavi). The homo erectus are the first to make a flaked stone axe, better known as the Acheulian hand axe. It was named because of the location it was found, in France. It was sharp, heavy and chipped on both sides into a point. It was able to be used for chopping, slicing, and digging. As time went on people began making polished stone axes. When the tools were polished they became stronger and made it easier to chop wood (Mahdavi). In the Middle East, there was also evidence of butchering animals and debris from making tools and ornaments. They also buried their men, women, and children which was a sign that they had affection for their people
Kayla Martino
HIS103: Word Civilizations I
Prof. Paul Toro
March 4, 2013
From prehistory to the 1500 CE, our ancestors have created technologies that we use today. These technologies have been building blocks that get more advanced throughout time and are still progressing with the inventions that we have today. Throughout history, people had to come up with new ways to making life easier to survive. Transportation, communication, and production are just a few different technologies that have advanced over time as seen in the Mesolithic Era, Hellenistic Era, and the Middle Ages. To begin, the Mesolithic Era was a period of time whose technologies were based on stone tools (Mesolithic Cultures). In Europe, they have found evidence of hand axes, knives, points, scrapers, and flakes made out of stone or flint (Paleolithic and Mesolithic Ages). Bows and arrows were also found made out of wood which was an important technology achievement in hunting (Mesolithic Cultures). Humans made tools by chipping off pieces of rock and sharpening them. They created tools and technologies that helped them work with the world rather than working around the issues of the world. The tools allowed them to hunt, which gave them access to meat for food and the skin for clothing (Mahdavi). The homo erectus are the first to make a flaked stone axe, better known as the Acheulian hand axe. It was named because of the location it was found, in France. It was sharp, heavy and chipped on both sides into a point. It was able to be used for chopping, slicing, and digging. As time went on people began making polished stone axes. When the tools were polished they became stronger and made it easier to chop wood (Mahdavi). In the Middle East, there was also evidence of butchering animals and debris from making tools and ornaments. They also buried their men, women, and children which was a sign that they had affection for their people
References: Hellenistic Greece. ( 2013). The History Channel website. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/hellenistic-greece. Mack, Pamela E. (2007). The Medieval Technological Revolution. Retrieved from http://Clemson.edu/caah/history/FacultyPages/PamMack/lecl22sts/ hobsbawml.edu Mahdavi, F. (2012). World History: The Human Experince to 1500. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint. Nubia. (2008). In Encyclopedia of Archaeology. Retrieved from http://www.credoreference.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/entry/estarch/nubia This source is helpful because it talks about the Mesolithic Era in Africa and its pottery.