STS Technological Determinism

According to the idea of Technological Determinism, advances in ______ are the driver of change in social values and norms in society.

technology

The means of ______ shapes the superstructure according to the idea of the Base and the Superstructure.

production

Man's earliest conquest involved ______.

fire

Flint is the first mineral that was mined which was ideal for ______ and weapons.

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Gold and copper were also mined during ______ times.

prehistoric Signup and view all the answers

Agriculture began around ______ B.C.

8000 Signup and view all the answers

The ______ is the center of agriculture

FERTILE CRESCENT Signup and view all the answers

Knowledge of growing food spread to the ______ region and Western Europe

Mediterranean Signup and view all the answers

The ______ Age was characterized by the regular production of surplus foodstuff

Neolithic Signup and view all the answers

The ______ of Hammurabi is an example of laws established during the Bronze Age and Iron Age

Code Signup and view all the answers

The economy during the Middle Ages was ______ – the main basis was land

feudal Signup and view all the answers

Cathedral schools and ______ were institutions for the training of clergy

universities Signup and view all the answers

The Luddites were members of a movement in the ______ revolution in England in the 1800s.

industrial Signup and view all the answers

The new textile machines would ______ the workers.

replace Signup and view all the answers

The discovery of kerosene led to less work for ______ that hunt whales for their oil.

whalers Signup and view all the answers

Email is a better and faster way to communicate ______ material to other people.

readable Signup and view all the answers

The Internet and online learning provide a more efficient and free way to ______ knowledge.

disseminate Signup and view all the answers

The development of cars led to a decline in the work of ______ and horse manure street cleaners.

coachmen Signup and view all the answers

Comenius, Dr. Wallis, and Dr. Haak were involved in the development of a ______ college.

pansophic Signup and view all the answers

The creation of institutions in science brought about the need for ______ and common goals.

standardization Signup and view all the answers

According to Alvin Toffler, the transition from an ______ to an Industrial society was a significant wave of civilization.

Agricultural Signup and view all the answers

In an industrial setting, the production of goods shifted from single production to ______ production of goods.

mass Signup and view all the answers

The need for ______ in doing work resulted in the need for certification from an institution to do a specific task.

standardized Signup and view all the answers

Joseph Schumpeter, an Austrian economist, believed that ______ and the death of industries were necessary for innovation and creation of new things.

creative destruction Signup and view all the answers

The Middle Ages in Europe and _________

Renaissance Signup and view all the answers

Renaissance Men included Donatello, Michaelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, with the help of _________

patronage Signup and view all the answers

During the Renaissance, there was a shift from _________ to Capitalism in Italian city-states

Feudalism Signup and view all the answers

_____ generalized the power to kings, and led to less dependence on the Church

Centralization Signup and view all the answers

_______ were established in France in 1576 and in England in 1649

Estates General and Commonwealth Signup and view all the answers

The Foundation of Scientific Societies, including the Royal Society of London and French Royal Academy, occurred in _______

1662 Signup and view all the answers