Old World Technology
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"...contact with other civilizations, and the willingness to borrow ideas, and to borrow machines was key in the pre-modern world. Medieval Europeans borrowed a great deal from the Chinese – paper, gunpowder, and the compass are just a few examples. In the end, technology is a defining aspect of the modern world, but dynamic technological development is hardly limited the modern world..."
Key Terms
- Techne
- Heavy Plow
- Domesday (Doomsday) Book
- Serfs
- Cheng Ho
- Johann Gutenberg
Guided Viewing Questions
- What factors contributed to the discovery of new technologies in the ancient world?
- What are some examples of ancient technologies?
- Why did medieval Europeans discover more new technologies than the ancient Greeks and Romans?
- What were some of the most important technological innovations in the Middle Ages in China, the Islamic world and Europe?