Module 6 Flashcards
The changes brought about by technology
Generation Gap
Not everyone knows how to use different kinds of technologies
Generation Gap
What does the older generation think of the new technologies?
they are too complicated
They began to sharpen stones to use in hunting.
Homo sapiens
They gave rise to the stone age
Homo sapiens
In what era did the Homo sapiens start to exist?
Before Common Era
It is a voluptuous woman.
Venus
In this age, people discover minerals.
Metal age
In this age, people began to forge metalwork.
Metal work
Metal is more _____, ______, and has more ______.
durable, malleable, luster
It is also called the sixth or more aptly Anthropocene extinction
Holocene Extinction
Another term for Holocene Extinction.
Anthropocene extinction
It occurred as early as between 100,000 to 200,000 years up to the present
Holocene Extinction
When did the Holocene Extinction happen?
100,000 to 200,000 years up to the present
What is different now in the Common era?
- Peace talk, rather than bloody wars
- Humanity became more complex
- Primary goal – to live the good life
- Technology makes life easier