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Communication Technology WORLD HISTORY READERS Level 6 ② Families communicate in different ways Communication Why What kinds of communication do we have today Humantohuman Humantodevice. Science and Technology Archaeologists have found evidence that tells us a great deal about early humans Culture Human culture developed during the prehistoric period known as the Stone Age Finding Clues to the Past ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do archaeol Why Advance Materials?. …. to the designer. …. to the factory. …. to the airline. Reduced. Weight. New. Design. Possibilities. Reduced. Production. Cost. Fewer. Parts. Fatigue. & Corrosion. Discovery of Fire 500 000 BC. Fire . is the combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.. Discovery of Fire 500 000 BC. Implications for Tier II Economies of Scale . University of Utah Reading Clinic (UURC) . Kathleen J. Brown, Matthew K. Fields & Grace T. Craig. ….. with many thanks to. Darrell Morris, Appalachian State University. Searching for El Dorado WORLD HISTORY READERS Level 1- ② El Dorado What did Europeans hope to find in El Dorado? A beautiful city full of gold with golden streets Because it would make them rich. Because they had already found people in South America with gold. WORLD HISTORY READERS Level 5- ③ The Mughal Empire The Beginnings It lasted for almost 350 years. It was one of the greatest empires India has ever seen. The Mughal Empire united many tribes in India. The Mughals oversaw India’s greatest flourishing of art, culture, architecture, and imperial strength, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries. Cleopatra WORLD HISTORY READERS Level 3- ③ Cleopatra and Egypt Who was Cleopatra? Cleopatra was the queen of a country called Egypt in North Africa who lived over 2,000 years ago. What is Egypt WORLD HISTORY READERS Level 6- ① World War I The arrest of Archduke Ferdinand’s murderer Crowds gathered in Paris at the beginning of WWI. World War Ⅰ When was World War I (WWI)? 1914-1918 How long did most people think the war would last? WORLD HISTORY READERS Level 1- ⑨ THE PERSIAN EMPIRE The Acropolis in Athens, Greece When and where did the Persians have their empire? For almost two hundred years, from 550 BC to 330 BC, the Persian Empire was the most powerful state in the world. The Cold War WORLD HISTORY READERS Level 6- ④ What countries rule the world today? The community of countries joined by the United Nations rules the world today. How is this different from the past? My . Swordhand. is Singing. By Marcus Sedgwick. Woodcutters Peter and his father Tomas arrive in the lonely village of . Chust. . Peter doesn't understand why his father carries a long wooden box around with him, or why he has dug a deep ditch around their hut. But he is increasingly aware of malevolence about the place. Menacing shadows, villagers missing and people murdered only to reappear.. Today technology has created a world of dazzling progress, growing disparities of wealth and poverty, and looming threats to the environment. Technology: A World History offers an illuminating backdrop to our present moment--a brilliant history of invention around the globe. Historian Daniel R. Headrick ranges from the Stone Age and the beginnings of agriculture to the Industrial Revolution and the electronic revolution of the recent past. In tracing the growing power of humans over nature through increasingly powerful innovations, he compares the evolution of technology in different parts of the world, providing a much broader account than is found in other histories of technology. We also discover how small changes sometimes have dramatic results--how, for instance, the stirrup revolutionized war and gave the Mongols a deadly advantage over the Chinese. And how the nailed horseshoe was a pivotal breakthrough for western farmers. Enlivened with many illustrations, Technologyoffers a fascinating look at the spread of inventions around the world, both as boons for humanity and as weapons of destruction. Today technology has created a world of dazzling progress, growing disparities of wealth and poverty, and looming threats to the environment. Technology: A World History offers an illuminating backdrop to our present moment--a brilliant history of invention around the globe. Historian Daniel R. Headrick ranges from the Stone Age and the beginnings of agriculture to the Industrial Revolution and the electronic revolution of the recent past. In tracing the growing power of humans over nature through increasingly powerful innovations, he compares the evolution of technology in different parts of the world, providing a much broader account than is found in other histories of technology. We also discover how small changes sometimes have dramatic results--how, for instance, the stirrup revolutionized war and gave the Mongols a deadly advantage over the Chinese. And how the nailed horseshoe was a pivotal breakthrough for western farmers. Enlivened with many illustrations, Technologyoffers a fascinating look at the spread of inventions around the world, both as boons for humanity and as weapons of destruction. [EBOOK] Penguin Readers Level 3: Wonder Penguin Readers graded readers
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