SPRING EE C050 DR. YANTORNO
STUDY QUESTIONS #10
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SPRING EE C050 DR. YANTORNO
STUDY QUESTIONS #10
Pacey – Preface and Chapter 1 -An age of Asian technology, AD 700-1100 - pages vii-ix, 1-19
1. What is stimulus to technology, how important a role does it have in technological development, and what are some examples, past and present, of stimulus to technology ? (vii)
2. What is transfer of technology ? Give two modern-day examples of it. (vii)
3. What is a "dialog of technology"? How important is it in terms of technological development? Don’t just answer yes or no, but rather explain why it is or is not important? (viii)
4. What is Pacey's definition of technology ? (ix)
5. What are some factors that stimulate technology ? (1)
6. In the period 1000 to 1100 AD, what major groups of Chinese society made use of the iron industry, and which one was the major user ? (5)
7. What is an innovation and how is it different from an invention ? Give an example of an innovation and an invention.
8. Movement of Chinese south during the period 900-1100 AD resulted in a growth in population on limited land. What innovations were made to overcome the overpopulation problem ? Which was the most effective and why ? (5-6)
9. What are important aspects of the pound lock used in canals in China during the 1000s ? (6-7)
10. What is so special about using coke in iron smelting ?
11. What China was doing technologically in the 1000s, Europe was finally doing in the ______.
12. What was progression of Greek fire from the Greeks to the Chinese and what does this illustrate ? (7)
13. China had "technological dialog" between what countries and with respect to what technologies ? (8)
14. What is interesting technologically about the construction of the Uzaym River dam ? (9-10)
15. What were some uses of water wheels in Iraq and Iran ? (10)
16. What was special about Persian windmills ? (10)
17. What are some examples of the spread of technology from Iran to Indonesia ? (12, 13)
18. What type of hull manufacturing was used in the area from Iran to Indonesia ? (13, 14)
19. Who introduced rice, oranges, sugar cane and cotton into Spain and what made that possible ? (8,15)
20. Islam provided a source of technological dialog between ______and ______and Buddhism provide a source of technological dialog between ______and ______.
21. Saltpeter is used for what, and what roles did Indians and Chinese have in its use ? (16)
22. What is the most important invention associated with Buddhism, where did it originate, and why it is so important ? (16-17, 17)
23. What was the first xerox type system and how, where and when was it used ? (17)
24. How old is paper making and where, when, and how did it originate ? (17)
25. What is the date of the oldest paper book ? (17)
26. When and where was movable type used ? (17)
27. What were the subjects of some of the books produced from 990 to 1074, and where were they produced ? (17)
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