Ancient technology has shaped the world we have today. Technology is where knowledge has been used to create or improve objects for the advance of the human race, which in the advances made often make life easier. Through the three technologies included in this essay (mechanical clock, double hulled canoe and aqueducts) it will be possible to explain how these technologies have evolved and caused change in our society today. These changed society by providing order, keeping time, transportation (human and goods), discovery of new land, and supply of fresh water to humans and natural resources which without we would not exist, with timekeeping effecting us the most today. At the time the aqueducts changed the society in many ways and was a
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It was first made/created in the mid 14th century A.D using a combination of iron and rope to move weights to move wheels to keep time. The introduction of the clock into Medieval Europe was a major step in timekeeping in society and the first real advances in the area of keeping time. The development of the mechanism in which made the clock tick would set a basis for future advances in timekeeping, such as the pendulum clock, and making clocks more accurate and portable. The Mechanical clock gave much more order to medieval Europe society by dividing the day into 24 hours. Before this societies would work, schedule and revolve around the sun. They would rise when the sun would rise and sleep at dusk. The clock helped them structure their day so they would know where to be when. Typically they would go to a church service sometime during the day, (there would be multiple services a day). It led to people being more aware of time and punctuality. The introduction of the mechanical clock brought order to a community lacking it and changed how people would revolve around the sun and start to revolve around time. In conclusion, the mechanical clock brought a newfound sense of punctuality to society and set a basis for future inventions and advances in timekeeping to leap off …show more content…
The aqueducts were made in 1428 after the Aztecs fought for the right to the fresh water springs. They were from cement in the shape of a cylinder for the water to pass through. These were introduced to provide a fresh, clean, healthy source of water for the community to drink, bathe and grow produce with. This helped the city of Tenochtitlan thrive and grow into a city of great mass and population. Tenochtitlan would not have been nearly as big as it ended up being before the conquistadors came. The Aztec's aqueducts, along with Ancient Rome's, were revolutionary for that time and it set a principle for the sewerage and water systems we have today. Without the Aqueducts the chinampas would not have been able to grow as well and that would have led to malnutrition, which would have meant people starved and ultimately Tenochtitlan would have not become what it became. In conclusion, without the aqueducts the population and welfare of Tenochtitlan would not have been anywhere near what it reached and that set a benchmark for many years to come. It was a ground breaking invention that helped shape Tenochtitlan into the vast city it became before the
It was first made/created in the mid 14th century A.D using a combination of iron and rope to move weights to move wheels to keep time. The introduction of the clock into Medieval Europe was a major step in timekeeping in society and the first real advances in the area of keeping time. The development of the mechanism in which made the clock tick would set a basis for future advances in timekeeping, such as the pendulum clock, and making clocks more accurate and portable. The Mechanical clock gave much more order to medieval Europe society by dividing the day into 24 hours. Before this societies would work, schedule and revolve around the sun. They would rise when the sun would rise and sleep at dusk. The clock helped them structure their day so they would know where to be when. Typically they would go to a church service sometime during the day, (there would be multiple services a day). It led to people being more aware of time and punctuality. The introduction of the mechanical clock brought order to a community lacking it and changed how people would revolve around the sun and start to revolve around time. In conclusion, the mechanical clock brought a newfound sense of punctuality to society and set a basis for future inventions and advances in timekeeping to leap off …show more content…
The aqueducts were made in 1428 after the Aztecs fought for the right to the fresh water springs. They were from cement in the shape of a cylinder for the water to pass through. These were introduced to provide a fresh, clean, healthy source of water for the community to drink, bathe and grow produce with. This helped the city of Tenochtitlan thrive and grow into a city of great mass and population. Tenochtitlan would not have been nearly as big as it ended up being before the conquistadors came. The Aztec's aqueducts, along with Ancient Rome's, were revolutionary for that time and it set a principle for the sewerage and water systems we have today. Without the Aqueducts the chinampas would not have been able to grow as well and that would have led to malnutrition, which would have meant people starved and ultimately Tenochtitlan would have not become what it became. In conclusion, without the aqueducts the population and welfare of Tenochtitlan would not have been anywhere near what it reached and that set a benchmark for many years to come. It was a ground breaking invention that helped shape Tenochtitlan into the vast city it became before the