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Technology and society midterm
Tech and society
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Undergraduate 4
09/30/2010

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Mr. Andrews works in a local foundry, when the blast furnaces are down he is most likely to________?
Definition
Repair the damaged equipment and work in his fields
Term
Type of farm with numerous workers_____?
A. Repair the damaged equipment and work in his fields
B. Cook and work inside with his wife and daughter
C.Take a lengthy vacation
D. All the above
Definition
Plantations
Term
The apprentiship program worked well in Europe and these were formed to help with apprentiship program?
A. Guilds
B. Artisians
C. Labor Unions
D. Masters
A. Guilds
B. Artisians
C. Labor Unions
D. Masters
Definition
Guilds
Term
The European settelers. "Pilgrims brought with them several books _______ an object not know to native americans containing pieces of a technological pieces in which no native amercan have ever been embeded?
A. Bibles
B. Bound Newspapers
C. Bank Statments
D. Decl of independence
Definition
Bibles
Term
Consuming all goods that were made by themselves?
A. Self-sufficiency
B. Commodities
C. Harvesting
D. Shelters
Definition
Self-Sufficency
Term
Questioin about falicity? Her friend ben worked in her fathers shop to learn how to be a shop keeper this would be a example of?
A. Apprentice
B. Cordwayner
C. Millwright
D. Joyner
Definition
A. Appretice
Term
This wheel was akin to a thick wagon wheel that laid horizontaly in a stream and was most likely the most primitive kind of meal of its time period?
A. Tub Wheel
B. Overshotg Wheel
C. Stone Wheel
D. Brest Wheel
Definition
A. Tub Wheel
Term
Mr. Johnson an iron master needed labors for his bussiness in colonial america. So he mostly likely used the following strategy to solve his labor problem?
A. Imported iron workers from Europe
B. Hired native americans
C. Utilized computers.
D. Formed a labor union and let them search for workers
Definition
A. Imported iron workers from Europe
Term
The text mentions iron workers, shipwrights, and merchant millers different then other artisians. What was the reason why?
A. they workered with very expensive pieces of equipment so were most likely to not own the bussiness.
B. They had a system of Apprentiships
C. They were easy labor jobs
D. They worked in a field were raw materials were inexpensive.
Definition
they workered with very expensive pieces of equipment so were most likely to not own the bussiness.
Term
Roughly one out of _____ residents of the colonies where artisans?
A. 10
B. 5
C. 12
D. 7
Definition
A. 10
Term
A person trained as a blacksmith, printer, cordwriter, seemtress, cooper, midwife?
A. Artisian
B. Laborer
C. Slave
D. Indentured servant
Definition
A. Artisian
Term
Artisans who lived in cities where different then their rural counterparts in that?
A. the majority of these dwellers where crafts people
B. They mainly partook in a agrarian society rather then resort to farming
C. The goods where harder to transport
D. The cities where actually getting much smaller
Definition
A. the majority of these dwellers where crafts people
Term
Those things that people have created so that they can manipulate the national environment in which they are living?
A. Technology
B. Tools
C Equipment
D. Nature made
Definition
A. Technology
Term
A likely impact of the harpoon on a individual might be?
A. It allowed the individual to hunt and fish turtles in the water
B. It helped the farmer till his fields
C. it helped insight the neighbors to anger
Definition
A. It allowed the individual to hunt and fish turtles in the water
Term
On a group level what was the importance of the usage of iron?
Definition
A. They could now form iron work business such as black smith
Term
Description of pioneer home?
Definition
Substandard
Term
this was considered ardous work it had to be done when crop was right?
Harvesting
plowing
hoeing
drying
Definition
Harversting
Term
Type of society based on farming?
A. Suburban
B. Manufacturing
C. Agrarian
Definition
agrarian
Term
This technology was described as a sharp blade set at right angles with wooden handle?
sickle
plow
indigo
scythe
Definition
scythe
Term
The four kinds of colonial farms where?
Definition
Pioneer, Plantation, mixed, subsistence
Term
a plow was used in north America and a hoe was used in the south
Definition
Term
This took a very long time to complete and this is why we do not call it a revolution?
American revolution
Industrialization
planting and harvesting
Definition
Industrialization
Term
devices made by evans?
cotton gin
steam boat
Grain elevator
Definition
Term
Who created the cotton gin?
Definition
Eli Whitney
Term
The building of these were a accent art, but was but americans had a lot of trouble building them?
roads
steam engines
canals
Definition
canals
Term
Inventor of the steam engine and was son of a tailor?
Definition
Fulton
Term
His father and grandfather were wealthy land owners?
Definition
Stevens
Term
Sons of farmers and studied under craftsman?
Definition
Rumsey and Fitch
Term
Gibson and Ogden
Definition
Precedent
Term
The peak of ____ occurred in 1930?
Steamboats
Railroads
gambling
gold running
Definition
railroads
Term
innovations and diffusers of technology
A. Entrepeneurs
B. Inventors
Definition
Entrepeneurs
Term
Elmer Sperry invented the generator
Definition
Term
TO undertake?
beneficiary
cabinet maker
Entrepreneur
Definition
Term
otto type engine was a light engine
Definition
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