Applying historical thinking
Learning Outcome 3.11: Explore the contribution of technological developments and innovation to historical change.
ANCIENT ROME
medieval times
THE RENAISSANCE
AGE OF EXPLORATION
WORLD WAR II
THE COLD WAR
EUROPE AND THE WIDER WORLD IN THE 1960S
thomas edison
bbc radio 4 - great lives - thomas edison
more resources
bbc radio 4 - in our time - the invention of radio
britannica - quiz - inventions: from bayonets to jet engines
britannica - quiz - american industry and innovation
watch mojo - Top 10 Inventions of All Time
history extra - 12 alternative giant leaps for mankind – from carnivorism to Magna Carta
retrieval challenge grid
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FOCUS TASK
Account for the invention of the moveable-type printing press. Explain its significance on people and events.