Flashcards on Evolution and Impact of Science and Technology
Evolution and Impact of Science & Technology for Students
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Technology and inventions
53 cards
Card 1
Question: How did people in prehistoric times obtain food and make tools?
Answer: They hunted for food and made primitive tools from stones and wood; their main tool was the human hand.
Card 2
Question: What motivated people to invent and discover new things in early history?
Answer: People wanted to make their lives easier and more comfortable, so they invented and discovered things that helped daily life.
Card 3
Question: Which areas of life did science and technology change according to the text?
Answer: Standard of living, housing, travelling, education, communication, healthcare, and leisure time.
Card 4
Question: Which invention is described as the most important in human history and who invented it?
Answer: The wheel, invented by the Sumerians around 4500 B.C.
Card 5
Question: What invention sped up the spread of information and who invented it?
Answer: The printing press, invented by Gutenberg in Germany; the first printed book was the Bible.
Card 6
Question: Name three major inventions from the Industrial Revolution and their inventors.
Answer: The steam engine — James Watt; the electric light bulb — Thomas A. Edison; the electric motor — Michael Faraday.
Card 7
Question: Which two inventors are credited with early petrol-driven cars?
Answer: G. Daimler and K. Benz.
Card 8
Question: What economic and production changes resulted from Industrial Revolution inventions?
Answer: Large factories and mass production began, making many goods cheaper and more widely available.
Card 9
Question: List materials that became important with technological improvements in the 18th–19th centuries.
Answer: Rubber, glass, leather, paper, plastics, and synthetic materials.
Card 10
Question: Name major 20th-century inventions mentioned in the content.
Answer: The airplane, the computer, the mobile phone, the Internet, the TV, the integrated circuit, pesticides, fertilizers, and genetically modified food.