Activity 2

Science, Technology, and Society World History

Name:

A. What I thought…

PROBLEMS WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT IT

1. In what period of time would you
like to time travel to make your own
invention?
Explain your answer.
2. Do you think religion will play a big Yes, religion is one of the component that has
role in the progression of science and had an important effect on human
technology? Explain your answer
If given a chance to time travel, I will choose
to go back to the past at the medieval period.
We all know that at this moment there's a lot
of new hitech technology or gadgets compare
to the past specifically at the medieval period,
and we already have a background about the
new technology today and how it work
effectively and that's what gives me an idea on
what I'm going to invent if I would go back on
that period. With the knowledge and the
background I have right now I would like to
invent a technology that will help people to
communicate just like cellphones so that
conflict will be minimize in that period
bacause I believe that if there's lack of
communication between people
misunderstanding will exist and
misunderstanding will lead to conflict. We all
know that this period a lot wars happened
were in the society had been affected. I think if
there's a technology were they can
communicate well wars on that period will be
minimize. I want my invention to be part of
the creative periods.
technologies. Religion has played a major role
in influencing cultures and shaping social
behaviors and governmental policies around
the globe. Even though humans created
religion, the broad range of beliefs and

3. What do you think are the negative
effects of science and technological
practices that religion encompasses allows
religion to be characterized as almost a natural
part of life. Religion has led societies to
develop beliefs and ideas about the
environment and sustainability, find new
forms of communication, and create
instruments and perceptions of violence and
inter-human conflicts.
An example of aspect of human technologies
that religion has shaped is communication.
Religion was a driving force for humans to
find new means to disseminate information
about multiple teachings and practices. In the
thirteenth century, Johan Gutenberg invented
the first printing press, because he wanted to
find a new way to publish his now famous
Gutenberg Bible, and produce as many copies
as possible for the public. Gutenberg’s
printing press was the first to introduce
movable type and made printing much less
expensive than before (Kroeker). Without
religion, Gutenberg might have never had a
reason or the ambition to invent the printing
press, thereby indicating that religion was the
foundation for mass media communications,
something that has revolutionized the
exchange of information and transformed
society. Religion has also played a role in
notable scientific discoveries, while at the
same time impeding and censoring scientific
research. The church, for his belief that the
earth was not the center of the universe,
persecuted and excommunicated Galileo
Galilee. However, it is interesting to note that
churches have been associated with academia,
and the research and discoveries made by
famous scientists such as Copernicus, Robert
Boyle, Rene Descartes, and Isaac Newton
were sponsored and funded by religious
institutions (Uyehara). Although religion was
not directly the cause of many scientific
breakthroughs, religion indirectly guided
technological advancement and a change in
cultural thinking.
While Science and technological advancement
has many positive effects, there's also a
advancement? negative effects from it. There is a negative
effects on our environment, notice that the
temperature is hotter and hotter every year.
More and more people get health problems
due to air pollution. The green house
gases/CO2 from the million and million of
automobiles and factories affects the planet
were we live in and because these gases
climate change exist. Even to us humans there
are some negative effects to us that science
and technological advancement brings,
abusing of gadgets and internet will affect our
health and sometimes because of misused of
these hitech gadgets crimes and human abuse
happens.