CST - Lesson 2 (Historical Antecedents of S & T)

Social contexts shaped and were shaped by Science & Technology across three historical periods:

• Ancient Period

• Middle Ages

• Modern Ages

• Renaissance

These advances during this period allowed civilizations to flourish by looking for better ways to communicate, transport, self-organize, and enhance their way of life, in general.

• Ancient Period

• Middle Ages

• Modern Ages

The Ancient Times were divided into three periods:

• Stone Age

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

• Gold Age

Ex: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic

• Stone Age

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

Some Technologies or Inventions from the Ancient Period include:

• Ancient Wheel

• Paper

• Shadoof

• Antikythera Mechanism

• Aeolipile

Between the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and the colonial expansion of Western Europe in the late 15th century AD, major advances in scientific and technological development took place.

• Ancient Period

• Middle Ages

• Modern Ages

[Middle Ages]

Happened between the collapse of the _____________ in the _____ century AD and the colonial expansion of ____________ in the _________ century AD, major advances in scientific and technological development took place.

• Roman Empire, 5th

• Mongol Empire, 6th

• Ottoman Empire, late 17th

• Western Europe, late 16th

These include the steady increase of new inventions, introduction of innovations in traditional production, and the emergence scientific thinking and the scientific method.

• Ancient Period

• Middle Ages

• Modern Ages

Some Technologies or Inventions from the Middle Ages include:

• Heavy Plough

• Gunpowder

• Paper Money

• Mechanical Clock

• Spinning Wheel

As the world population steadily increased, people of this period realized the utmost importance of increasing the efficiency of transportation, communication and production.

• Ancient Period

• Middle Ages

• Modern Ages