Must Know Tech for AP Exam Flashcards

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1900CE - present tech

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airplane, TV, nuclear power, penicillin, internet, computer - U.S. and Europe

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1750CE - 1900CE tech

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steam boat, locomotive, steel ships, machine gun (maxim gun), lightbulb, phone, radio, typewriter, cotton gin, steel plow, motors, movie projector - Europe and U.S.

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1450CE - 1750CE tech

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alphabetic printing press, telescope, microscope, steam engine, factory machines - Europe

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600CE - 1450CE tech

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paper money, gunpowder, firearms - China

clock, glasses, plow - Europe

education system - N. Africa

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600BCE - 600CE tech

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coins - Persia

“Arabic” numerals - S. Asia

compass, porcelain, canals, stirrups - China

astrolabe, sail, concrete, crop rotation - China and South Asia

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Beginning of civilizations tech

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domestication, irrigation, farming and agriculture, wheels, plow, sail, geometry, algebra, writing (cuneiform, hieroglyphics), calendars

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