science and technology conor kemp will dobson connor haupt alec guttas
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Science And Technology
Conor KempWill Dobson
Connor HauptAlec Guttas
Chapter 11 Middle Ages
• Longbow• British got it from Welsh• Used to counter French cavalry armed with crossbows
during hundred year’s war• Much faster and stronger than crossbow • Without the crossbow, French would easily beat English• Longbow could pierce armored knights, no reason to
wear heavy armor now• http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/categories/hyw1
.htm for more on the hundred year’s war
Chapter 12 Renaissance
• Brunelleschi’s dome• Florence• Amazing example of
architecture during the Renaissance
• Leonardo invented various gadgets
Chapter 13 Reformation
• Printing Press• Actually invented during
Renaissance• Allowed for quick
production of books, magazines, and novels
• Lutheran’s ideas could spread faster
• Formation of Protestantism
Chapter 14 Exploration
• Lateen sails• Allowed ships to sail
against the wind• Able to make voyages to
the new world• Responsible for expansion
and colonization
Chapter 15 State Building
• Peter the Great of Russia• After seeing western Europe
he tried to westernize Russia• This included bringing
Western technology back to Russia.
• Many of his reforms improved Russia’s military
• http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/petergreat.html for more information of his reforms
Chapter 16 Scientific Revolution
• Church was challenged in Reformation• Thoughts toward a geocentric view of the
world• Nicolaus Copernicus- sun in the center of the
universe, book on revolution of plantes• Tycho Brache- studied the stars on his island,
took an apprentice by the name: Kepler
Cont.
• Johannes Kepler- orbits of planets elliptical, planet’s orbit times are different, faster toward the sun
• Galileo Galilei- objects move at accelerated speeds until stopped, principle of inertia
• ^ church called him a heritic, forced him to recant his theories
• Church now views science as a threat
Cont. 2
• Isaac Newton- book principia, laws of gravitation,
• http://gravitee.tripod.com/toc.htm for more information on Principia
Chapter 17 Enlightenment
• Medicine• Universities started to
stress clinical experience
• Surgeons had more training, dissected corpses, studied anatomy
• Physicians became licensed
Chapter 18 International Wars
• One of the most important products of European industry in 18th century was textiles.
• Woolen cloth made up 75% of Britain's exports.
• Richard Arkwright invented the water frame• Was power by either horse or water and was
able to fulfill the large demand for yarn because of its revolutionary spinning speed.
Chapter 19 French Revolution• The French Revolution was a
time of panic and disorientation, thus there was no time to think about advances in science
• Guillotine was invented to quickly and painlessly decapitate its victims during the revolution
• Before, nobles and peasants were killed differently, so the guillotine (invented by Dr. Guillotine) stood for equality as well as terror.
Chapter 20 Industrial Revolution
• The steam engine was invented by James Watt.
• Revolutionized production of goods.• Allowed factory system to spread to other
areas of production.• Richard Trevithick pioneered first steam
powered locomotive.• Revolutionized transportation of goods.
Cont.
• George Stephenson was able to improve the speed capacity of the steam powered locomotive.
• In 1830 Stephenson’s Rocket clocked at 16 miles per hour.
Cont. 2
• Factories were created• Allowed technology to
replace skill• Skilled workers were
becoming obsolete• Working conditions
were much worse than the workers were used to when working from home
• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRpunishments.htm Child Labor
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