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Types of society depending on the technology they had

CLARA CERVANTES ALFONSO

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Types of society depending on the technology they had

Knowledge and information societies

Hunter-gatherer societies

Industrial societies

Agricultural and urban societies

Agricultural societies

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Tounderstand the history of humankind, we must study the evolution of the human societies. Each historical period is characterised by a specific social model. The transition from one model of society to another has always happened because human beings devloped new technologies. This could mean new ways to work, new energy sources or new production systems.

Industrial societies

- Mass production and steam engine.-Pencil, microscope, thermometer, submarine, megaphone, lightning rod, sextant, steam locomotive, battery, electric motor, photography, telegraph, automobile, radio, aeroplane

  • Bourgeoisie and working classes
  • Economic changes, for example, capistalism and communism
  • Political changes, for example, democracy and dictatorship

Agricultural societies

  • Social clases
  • Sedentism
  • Villages
  • Surpluses of food
  • Specialisation of labour

-Development of crop and livestock farming. -Polishing stones, sowing and planting crops, domesticating animals, boats, the spinning wheel, bricks and the wheel.

Hunter-gatherer societies

  • Group of lidership
  • Clans and tribes
  • Nomadism
  • Hunting in groups

-They shapes stones to make tools.-They use of nature objects, such as bones and stones. Breaking flakes off larger stones to make cutting edges. Flint, hand axes, spears, harpoons, spear throwers.

Knowledge and information societies

  • Telecominucations
  • Globalisation
  • A middle class
  • Consumer society
  • Standardisation
  • New energies
  • Sustainable development

-Discovery of the transitor.-Nuclear reactor, satellite communications, electronic microscope, International Space Station, computer, mobile phone, genetic engineering, superconductors, transitor.

Agricultural and urban societies

  • Centralisation in cities
  • Guilds
  • Feudalism
  • Religious power

-Development of writing and of the plough. -Plough, nail, yoke, lathe, parchment, horseshoes, paper, dome, moaldboard plough, windmill, gunpowder, cam mechanisms, magnifying glass, eyeglsasses, clock, screw and printing press.