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Ancient Period
technology in the Aïr Mountains region of what is
today Niger and the erection of some of the
During the growth of the ancient
world's oldest monuments, pyramids and towers
civilizations, ancient technology was the result
in Egypt, Nubia, and North Africa. In Nubia and
from advances in engineering in ancient times.
ancient Kush, glazed quartzite and building in
These advances in the history of technology
brick was developed to a greater extent than in
stimulated societies to adopt new ways of living
Egypt. Parts of the East African Swahili Coast
and governance.
saw the creation of the world's oldest carbon steel
This section includes the advances in creation with high-temperature blast furnaces
technology and the development of several created by the Haya people of Tanzania.
engineering sciences in historic times before the
Middle Ages, which began after the fall of the
1. Stone Age
Western Roman Empire in AD 476, the death of
Justinian I in the 6th century, the coming of Islam The Stone Age is contemporaneous with
in the 7th century, or the rise of Charlemagne in the evolution of the genus Homo, with the
the 8th century. For technologies developed in possible exception of the early Stone Age, when
medieval societies, see Medieval technology and species prior to Homo may have manufactured
Inventions in medieval Islam. tools.
I. Ancient civilizations
A. Africa
3. Iron Age
Bronze artifacts from Daegok-ri, Hwasun,
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-
Korea
age division of the prehistory and protohistory of
humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age
(Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, and
Chalcolithic) and the Bronze Age. The concept
has been mostly applied to Europe and the
Ancient Near East, and, by analogy, also to other
parts of the Old World.
B. Mesopotamia
C. Egypt
F. Roman Empire
3. The heavy plow led to the Agricultural 7. Gunpowder changed the world
Revolution
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Balisong
Chicken adobo
Sinigang
a bowl of Halo-halo. Eskrima masters along with students in Cebu
City, Philippines
A cup of Taho