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Unit 2: Technology Changes History

Lesson 2: Technology Through Time

File 2.2.2: Technology Timeline
Paleolithic Age

Mesolithic Age

Neolithic Age

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Bronze Age

Iron Age
During the Iron
Age crossbows
quickly became
more popular
than the regular
bow.
They now have
metal bolts and
differentiated
designs.

Middle Ages
During the
Middle Ages
crossbows
began the peak
of their
popularity, they
are now used in
wars and
battles.
There are now
larger bastille
like crossbows

Industrial Age
The use of
crossbows has
now been
dismissed from
the battlefield
and are now
only used for
hunting.

Information Age

The first
crossbow was
introduce during
the Bronze Age.

They were made

of wood with
wooden bolts.

Renaissance
Guns are now
introduce and the
use of crossbows
is only diminished
to the use of
those who cannot
afford guns.
No new
innovations are
made to the
crossbow

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2012 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association

Foundations
of Technology, Third Edition /
Technology, Engineering, and Design

2012 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association

Foundations
of Technology, Third Edition /
Technology, Engineering, and Design

2012 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association

Foundations of
Technology, Third Edition /
Technology, Engineering, and Design