Even though technology may seem like a hassle for the older generations, it has greatly impacted the world because most families are dependent on technology as a part of their daily lives. Living in a modern society, technology has changed the world in an optimistic way, making many lives easier, safer, and better. Over the years, technology has grown like a young child; it started off crawling, then it learned to walk, and finally matured enough to run at a speed at which it is impossible to catch up to. Technology is currently in the elusive stage. To some extent, technology is inseparable from our lives. Through the years, technology has continuously bettered lives, even though there are incidences of the contrary.
Technology ages back to when curious humans wanted to make life simpler and solve daily problems. During the early Stone Age, technology involved the use of tools to survive or hunt. Stone tools and weapons assisted early humans to engage in organized warfare and the hunt for animals. As opposed to the Bronze and Copper Age, the Stone Age used stone as the main hard material in weapons and tools. During the later Stone Age, also known as the Neolithic Age, technology involved the start of agriculture and mining. Polished stone tools were made from hard rocks in the mining field, and used in the agriculture field for crop farming. As technology advanced, early civilization allowed humans to expand their ways of life.
After the Neolithic Revolution, the Stone Ages transformed into the Bronze and Copper Age. This new age started agriculture, animal domestication, and permanent settlement of homes. The Bronze and Copper Age was named after the use of bronze and copper as the main hard materials in weapons and tools. The transition from stone to metal was gradual, yet bronze and copper were very highly priced.
After bronze and copper replaced stone, Iron replaced bronze and copper. This substitution started the so-called Iron Age. The use of Iron made it possible to produce tools and weapons which were stronger than stone. As well, the use of Iron made it possible to manufacture tools and weapons cheaper than bronze and copper. A result of the Iron Age was the clearance of land by the use of iron axes, which provided more farmland to support the growing population. The Iron Age consisted of use of Iron in weapons, pottery, and tools.
It may seem that the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Age (three-age system) had the greatest advances in technology, but ancient civilization has by far produced the maximum progress in technology. Different civilizations created different types of technology, but most of the civilizations involved their inventions with living traditions. Egyptians invented the ramp, which is now on U-haul trucks to stow away storage. Indians created a sailing craft, which is now advanced to the point of luxury rather than means of transportation. The Chinese contributed most to Ancient Civilizations, such as the compass,...
