Chapter 3 Section 4

Technology Shrinks the World

Effects of Technology• Technology – refers to the ability of human

beings to make things that will help them and give them some control over their environment.

• 8000 B.C. first use of technology – farming• 10,000 years ago Agricultural Revolution

Transportation Technology• Steamboats• Trains• Bullet Trains• Jet Planes

Communication Technology• Telephones– When was the first telephone cable laid?

• 1956

Where was the first telephone cable laid? • Along the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean

How many calls could it carry between the Europe and North America

• 35

Communication • 40 years later glass cables – 300,000 long

distance calls• Satellites• Cell phones• Fax machines• Internet

Technology Shrinks the World

• Tell me two ways in which technology makes the world

seem smaller?

Globalization • Civic Participation – being an involved citizen

and being concerned with public affairs of your community, state, nation, and the world. – Rights – benefits and protections guaranteed to

you by law. – Responsibilities – duties that you owe to other

citizens and your government.

Globalization

• Interdependence – Countries around the world need each other for goods, raw materials, and markets to sell goods.

• Globalization – development of a world culture and an interdependent economy– Fear this will take away from the traditions and

customs of smaller groups.