Tools manufactured by individual families were well-made. Today we have brittle tools made by prison workers, this still influences technology in previous civilizations. An upper-class philosopher named Huan Tan wrote that…
A celestial navigation was a tool that fixes positions that enables a navigator to transition through space without having to rely on estimated calculations to know their position. A quadrant is a tool that is used to measure angles up to 90 degrees. A sandglass was a tool that is a mechanical device used to measure the passage of time. It comprises two glass bulbs connected vertically by a narrow neck that allows a regulated trickle of material from the upper bulb to the lower bulb. A nocturnal is a tool used to used to determine the local time based on the relative positions of two or more stars.…
True North – Anna Darlene Edmondson “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him (Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV). Say you were lost in dense-wooded timberland. Probably, your own intuitions of ‘true north’ would misguide you (like my GPS). It’s continuously recalculating … and sadly, I miss appointments.…
In the autobiography “Northward Bound” by Matthew Henson is all about Matthew’s journey to the arctic. When Henson was at the age of 7 his parents and was taken in by his uncle. Once he grew up he became a cabin-boy and seaman, went on many expeditions yet wasn't noticed until one day. Robert E. Peary took Henson to be a servant. After their party left with experience of many other expeditions on the Roosevelt ship (after F.D.R) they arrived on August 1st in Cape York Bay to meet up with the Eskimos for help on the expedition.…
By the year 1400, there were already both compasses and hourglasses available for explorers to use. The hourglass was used to help determine how much time was passing, which helped them calculate speed (34). Compasses during the fifteenth century were becoming more accurate in determining what direction the explorers were heading. Two other devices used by maritime explorers were the quadrant and astrolabe. The quadrant was used to determine the location that the ship was at sea, and the astrolabe was used to determine locations of a ship using lines of latitudes.…
The Cherokee Tribe was know as one of the more civilized tribes. They inhabited the land hundreds of years before European Settlers discovered the new land. One of the most important tools that Cherokees used was arrowheads. According to an online source, “Arrowheads were made from various kinds of stone but flint was considered the best. Not only because it was so hard, but also because flint is easier to chip into "flakes" with sharp edges than most other hard rocks” (Cherokee Weapons).…
Some inventions, however, saw continuity from the first to second-wave civilization. In the first-wave civilizations, in terms of weapons, swords, arrows, and axes were used. The Chinese made advancements in weaponry, namely, the invention of piston bellows, firearms, and gunpowder, changing the game of warfare. In addition, the invention of the draw-loom, silk-handling machinery, the magnetic compass, the iron-chain suspension bridge, paper, and porcelain was also of Chinese origin, and that’s only naming a few. Meanwhile, India initiated the crystallization of sugar and developed methods for making cotton textile.…
Waves as high as four-story buildings, not knowing if you will make it back home. One Chinese invention changed one of these problems, the compass. The compass was used on ships by the eleventh century. The compass greatly increased the world by helping explorers find new lands and help sailors get back home when they are done sailing. Compasses are important, do you want to know why?…
Looking at the history of humans, there is always a single connection which ties every part of the world—religion. Since the beginning of time, humans have theorized about the existence of a godly figure in an attempt to explain their own existence and purpose. The Mayan civilization, originating in the Yucatan area of Central America between 2600 and 1800 BC, did just the same. Known as one of the most technologically developed and advanced civilizations of their time, they owed much of their success and later failures to their religious beliefs.…
Carpentry Ryan Jacobs Stone High School Mrs. Michelle Everett Ryan Jacobs March 15, 2015 Third Research Paper Carpentry Carpentry "…
1) The two type of grid systems that are shown are: Latitude and Longitude and Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM). Pertaining to Latitude and Longitude, Whitcomb hill is roughly located at: 43° 51’ N. Lat and 72° 20’ W Long. Regarding the UTM system, Whitcomb hill is in Zone 18, 4859 W, 7130950 N. 2) The US state that this map represents is Vermont.…
Ancient Japan Gurkiran Kaur Period 7 World History Mr. Pointer 01-26-18 Table Of Contents Forward………………………………………………………………………….. Japan in the Middle ages Report…………………………………………….. What I learned from my Report………………………………………………. Medieval Japan Medieval Japan is a wonderful place to learn about. It has so many things you should know about it. We are going to be learning about different things like the 3 leaders of Japan, art and culture, and Japan itself.…
Carpentry would not exist without Math. Carpentry is one of the oldest skilled trades that is still used to this day, but also the base and necessity in all aspects for carpentry to be precise. There are references taking the word back to the French origins, “charpentier”, (pronounced char-pen-ti-er) which means a carriage maker. But history shows carpentry goes back to the beginning of time, existing in every culture and civilization. Today, I will show you examples of how carpentry was present from the ancient times all the way through present day, how carpentry was used in ways to sustain life, create art, build colonies, villages and civilizations and how man used carpentry to better themselves.…
The Paleolithic Era is a duration of time from 2,600,000 million years ago lasting to 10000 years ago. The Paleolithic Era is known as the Old Stone Age, which comes from the words meanings. The word Paleo means old and the word Lithic means stone. The Paleolithic Era is a duration of time that is known as the Old Stone Age. Paleolithic people lived in small organizations that consisted of up to about fifty people.…
More than 2.75 million years ago, hominids were using simple stone tools. Eventually, knapping techniques were developed and used to chip flakes from a source or core stone to make spear points and other tools. Creating these required planning the final project in advance, and many forms ended up symmetrical. Thousands of examples of stone works have been found around the globe, demonstrating high degrees of skill and aesthetic awareness even in utilitarian tools.…