STS Technological Determinism

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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.

<p>tools</p> Signup and view all the answers

Gold and copper were also mined during ______ times.

<p>prehistoric</p> Signup and view all the answers

Agriculture began around ______ B.C.

<p>8000</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ is the center of agriculture

<p>FERTILE CRESCENT</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Mediterranean</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Neolithic</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Code</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>feudal</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cathedral schools and ______ were institutions for the training of clergy

<p>universities</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>industrial</p> Signup and view all the answers

The new textile machines would ______ the workers.

<p>replace</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>whalers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>readable</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>disseminate</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>coachmen</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>pansophic</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>standardization</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Agricultural</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>mass</p> 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.

<p>standardized</p> 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.

<p>creative destruction</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Middle Ages in Europe and _________

<p>Renaissance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>patronage</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Feudalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Centralization</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Estates General and Commonwealth</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>1662</p> Signup and view all the answers

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