The Evolution of an Ancient Technology.
                     The 
Evolution of 
an Ancient 
Technology
INTRODUCTION
– Technology consists of knowledge 
about how to modify our 
environment, passed from one 
generation to the next. 
– But technological change has a 
much longer history, and recent 
developments may not be a good 
guide to the broad span of human 
history.
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TECHNOLOGICAL 
CHANGE 
– Technological change is a gradual 
process and is analogous to 
biological evolution. 
– More recently, it has been reviewed 
that technology evolves based upon 
general observations, theoretical 
models and a limited number of 
case studies.
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CULTURAL EVOLUTION
– The models, which include both 
analytical and agent-based 
computational approaches, suggest 
that cumulative cultural evolution is 
possible under a wide range of 
evolutionary models and starting 
conditions. 
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VERTICAL FASHION
– Ethnographic literature on craft and 
tool-making traditions found that 
such traditions tend to be 
transmitted in a vertical fashion, 
predominantly from father to son 
or mother to daughter. 
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CLASSIFICATION OF 
TRANSMISSION PROCESSES
– For participants, the significance of 
weaving extends beyond practical 
concerns and is linked with other 
aspects of complex culture, 
including ethnic identity, displays of 
wealth and status and customs 
related to rites of passage. 
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ERA OF TECHNOLOGY 
– The era of technology started when 
wheel was invented which is one of 
the most important technology and 
after it, more and more things were 
invented.
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
– Gradually different things started to 
be invented but the main era of 
technology and invention came in 
the 18 century when industrial 
revolution started, and machines 
got invented and various types of 
development and production 
started.
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DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE
– By the mid-18th century Britain was 
the world's leading commercial 
nation, controlling a global trading 
empire with colonies in North 
America and Africa, and with some 
political influence on the Indian 
subcontinent, through the activities 
of the East India Company. 
– The development of trade and the 
rise of business were major causes 
of the Industrial Revolution.
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SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVORS
– New knowledge has enabled 
people to create new things, and 
conversely, many scientific 
endeavors are made possible by 
technologies which assist humans 
in traveling to places they could not 
previously reach, and by scientific 
instruments by which we study 
nature in more detail than our 
natural senses allow.
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FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
– As more existing technologies are 
stacked onto each other and 
developed into something greater, 
consumers and businesses alike can 
expect to see more opportunity 
with future technology. 
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