Historical Antecedent

of S&T During Pre-

Historic Times

Edzer Roger D. Antolin

edantolin@mmsu.edu.ph

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES Department of Physical Sciences

 Lesson Objectives
Reflect on the interactions between S&T and
1 society throughout history;

Synthesized how scientific and technological

2 developments affect society and the
environment
Identify, make and present by group the
3 timeline of the paradigm shifts in history.

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Stone Age
Ancient human were able to discover
and invent tools from stones:

Flint
Chert Basalt
Sandstone

Tools were developed gradually from single to all-purpose tools to a

collection of varied and highly specialized types of tools.

Cutting Chopping Scrapping Sawing

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 Stone Age
Aside from stones, they also used other
materials in creating weapons:

Wood
Bone
Many important inventions also appeared
Shells

Needles and thread Skin Clothing Harpoon Spear Thrower

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Stone Age
The most important discovery and
invention of man in this Age

The use of fire led to various ways of preparing and cooking

food and inventions of suitable food containers and utensils.

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Bronze Age
The period marked with the beginning of mining and metallurg

BRONZE denotes the first period in which metal was used.

▪ Man begun smelting copper and alloying with tin or arsenic
to make BRONZE tools and weapons.

Sword Axe Lock ring

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Bronze Age
The period marked with the beginning of mining and metallurgy

CHARIOT became one of the

most innovative weaponry in
Bronze Age warfare..

Bronze was harder and more durable than

other metals available at the time, thus
providing Bronze Age civilizations to gain
a technological advantage.

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Iron Age
The period of time when the dominant tool making materials
was IRON.

Iron Age Technology is characterized by the production of tools and

weaponry using ferrous metallurgy or iron working.

Significant changes made by the dark

metal in the ancient society:

▪ Way people grew crops

▪ Way they fought wars

Iron metal made life easier.

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Iron Age
The period of time when the dominant tool making materials
was IRON.

Human had settled into small village, toiling the soil with Iro
farming tools:

Made the process

more efficient and
allowed farmers to
exploit tougher
soils and try new
Sickles Plough tips
crops.

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