The ancient world produced countless technological advances throughout the course of history. The technological advances of the Paleolithic, Mesopotamia, Greek, and Roman cultures are great examples on how they composed technologies that allowed their cultures to survive and grow and affect the world today positively. Due to the advancements they have invented, formed, and innovated other technologies, they were able to help create cultures and allow them to live longer and prosper.
The beginning of the Paleolithic culture, the earliest technology is formed. The homo habilis created “the first stone and bone tools and weapons” (Fiero 2). Creating advanced, yet simple tools in the old stone provided their culture with survival. The tools …show more content…
The Hittites, more specifically invented the new technology, iron. Mesopotamians used copper, bronze, and gold earlier on, but then iron was introduced. Iron was starting to be used because it was “cheaper to produce and more durable than bronze, iron represented new, superior technology” (Fiero 30). The use of iron didn’t grow expediently; it was becoming used gradually. Iron had its effect on the ancient world due to “increased agricultural production, which in turn supported an increased population” (Fiero 30). Not only did the Hittites allow agricultural production to multiply by the invention of iron, but it allowed their culture to expand and to help other cultures to flourish. Other cultures were able to flourish from the invention of iron and it assisted those cultures to create more innovations. An example on how iron helped these cultures produce more innovations is the minting of the coin created by the Lydians, and also the Phoenicians who “developed an alphabet of twenty-two signs” (Fiero …show more content…
The architecture allowed the Romans to give their people a better quality of life. The aqueducts allowed them to “deliver over forty million gallons of water per day” (Fiero 152). Having the aqueducts allowed the Romans to give the citizens water more easily, and this technology allowed the rest of the world to advance further in having fresh water. The Romans themselves, “considered their most significant technological achievement” (Fiero 152) to be the public works. The technology of being able to produce roads in Rome, and being able to build long roads to other places also helped surrounding cultures. The construction of these roads allowed the other cultures around Rome to visit. Having Foreigners being able to travel to Rome allowed merchants to sell, and to produce more economy and diversity for the Roman culture. Many roads, and buildings to name a few still stand today and have grown since the advancement of technology from
The beginning of the Paleolithic culture, the earliest technology is formed. The homo habilis created “the first stone and bone tools and weapons” (Fiero 2). Creating advanced, yet simple tools in the old stone provided their culture with survival. The tools …show more content…
The Hittites, more specifically invented the new technology, iron. Mesopotamians used copper, bronze, and gold earlier on, but then iron was introduced. Iron was starting to be used because it was “cheaper to produce and more durable than bronze, iron represented new, superior technology” (Fiero 30). The use of iron didn’t grow expediently; it was becoming used gradually. Iron had its effect on the ancient world due to “increased agricultural production, which in turn supported an increased population” (Fiero 30). Not only did the Hittites allow agricultural production to multiply by the invention of iron, but it allowed their culture to expand and to help other cultures to flourish. Other cultures were able to flourish from the invention of iron and it assisted those cultures to create more innovations. An example on how iron helped these cultures produce more innovations is the minting of the coin created by the Lydians, and also the Phoenicians who “developed an alphabet of twenty-two signs” (Fiero …show more content…
The architecture allowed the Romans to give their people a better quality of life. The aqueducts allowed them to “deliver over forty million gallons of water per day” (Fiero 152). Having the aqueducts allowed the Romans to give the citizens water more easily, and this technology allowed the rest of the world to advance further in having fresh water. The Romans themselves, “considered their most significant technological achievement” (Fiero 152) to be the public works. The technology of being able to produce roads in Rome, and being able to build long roads to other places also helped surrounding cultures. The construction of these roads allowed the other cultures around Rome to visit. Having Foreigners being able to travel to Rome allowed merchants to sell, and to produce more economy and diversity for the Roman culture. Many roads, and buildings to name a few still stand today and have grown since the advancement of technology from