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Impact of Key Inventions on Society: Steam Engine, Agriculture, Transport, Communication, Quizzes of World History

The key inventions and their impact on society during various historical periods, focusing on the steam engine in term 1, agriculture in term 2, transportation in term 3, and communication in term 4. The inventions discussed include the horsepower, mining pump, crank, steam plough, steam tractor, toronto binder, marquis wheat seed drill, steam boats, steam locomotives, bicycles, telephone, wireless radio message, newspapers, and assembly line. The inventors mentioned are james watt, thomas newcomen, thomas savery, charles saunder, hart massey, sam mclaughlin, henry ford, reginald aubrery, and guglielmo marconi. How these inventions revolutionized their respective industries and transformed society as a whole.

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TERM 1
Steam Engine
DEFINITION 1
Key Inventions:Horse Power, Mining pump, Crank
ShaftPower sources:Coal, water, steamInventors:James
Watt, Thomas Newcomen, and Thomas SaveryHow did
these change or affect the society?- made it easier to
clear mines- opened a lot of mines
TERM 2
Agriculture
DEFINITION 2
Key Inventions/events:Steam plough, stea m tractor, Toronto
Binder, Marquis wheat, seed drill Power source required:Coal,
water, oil, gasoline, steamInventors: Charles Saunder and Hart
MasseyHow did these inventio ns change/affect society? -
work that was done by hand could no w be done by machinery-
farmers could have large crops effec tively-seeds in the prairies
improved- people moved to cities
TERM 3
Transportation
DEFINITION 3
Key inventions/events:Steam boats, steam locomotor auto
mobile, BicyclesPower source required:Gasoline, coal,
water, electricityInventors: Sam McLaughlin and Henry
FordHow did these inventions affect/change society?-
people had freedom to travel- Anywhere too far to walk could
be done by bicycles instead
TERM 4
Communication
DEFINITION 4
Key inventions/events:Telephon e, wireless radio message,
newspapers, party linePower source
required:ElectricityInventors: Reginald Aubrery and Guglielm o
MarconiHow did thes e inventions change society? - created
new jobs - communicate faster- allowed food to be ordered home-
government could communicate wi th citizens through newspaper
TERM 5
Manufacturing
DEFINITION 5
Key inventions/events:Assembly linePower source
required:Steam and electricityInventors:Henry FordHow
did inventions affect/change the society?- factories
could become longer and more efficient- items could become
more affordable
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TERM 1

Steam Engine

DEFINITION 1 Key Inventions: Horse Power, Mining pump, Crank Shaft Power sources: Coal, water, steam Inventors: James Watt, Thomas Newcomen, and Thomas Savery How did these change or affect the society? - made it easier to clear mines- opened a lot of mines TERM 2

Agriculture

DEFINITION 2 Key Inventions/events: Steam plough, steam tractor, Toronto Binder, Marquis wheat, seed drill Power source required: Coal, water, oil, gasoline, steam Inventors: Charles Saunder and Hart Massey How did these inventions change/affect society? - work that was done by hand could now be done by machinery- farmers could have large crops effectively-seeds in the prairies improved- people moved to cities TERM 3

Transportation

DEFINITION 3 Key inventions/events: Steam boats, steam locomotor auto mobile, Bicycles Power source required: Gasoline, coal, water, electricity Inventors: Sam McLaughlin and Henry Ford How did these inventions affect/change society? - people had freedom to travel- Anywhere too far to walk could be done by bicycles instead TERM 4

Communication

DEFINITION 4 Key inventions/events: Telephone, wireless radio message, newspapers, party line Power source required: Electricity Inventors: Reginald Aubrery and Guglielmo Marconi How did these inventions change society? - created new jobs - communicate faster- allowed food to be ordered home- government could communicate with citizens through newspaper TERM 5

Manufacturing

DEFINITION 5 Key inventions/events: Assembly line Power source required: Steam and electricity Inventors: Henry Ford How did inventions affect/change the society? - factories could become longer and more efficient- items could become more affordable