Although the Steam Engine Is Best Known as the Primary

question 13

Multiple Choice

Although the steam engine is best known as the primary technology of the Industrial Revolution, a steam engine was invented by Hero of Alexandria, a Greek in ancient Rome. However, the engine was only used to open a temple door and not for industrial applications. What does this suggest about technological determinism?

• A) It is further evidence for the power of technological determinism to explain cultural change.
• B) It shows that technological determinism was just as powerful in antiquity as it is today.
• C) It shows that McLuhan was wrong when he argued that the medium is the message.
• D) It shows that technological determinism is almost always happening.
• E) It shows that there are some circumstances in which technological determinism does not apply.

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General Journal Entries

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F.O.B Destination

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Perpetual Inventory Method

An accounting method that records goods and materials inventory after every addition or subtraction, providing a continuous record of inventory levels.

General Journal Entries

Account records in the general journal that detail financial transactions and their impact on accounts.