Did the people in the colonial times use technology?

Answer 1

Yes, no human has not used technology.

Even our prehuman ancestors more than 200,000 years ago had and used technologies.

Technology is only the usage of known natural phenomena in ways that make it easier for us to accomplish the tasks of our daily lives. The earliest technologies were based on shaping the wood, bone, and stone that our ancestors had readily available. As humans learned more about more and more natural phenomena the created more and more advanced technologies making life easier and easier and allowing larger populations of humans.

Technological pinnacles were reached at the height of the great civilizations and empires, and when they collapsed both knowledge and the technology based on that knowledge was lost. But later new knowledge and new technology was developed.

We are currently on an exponentially rising curve of expanding knowledge and new technologies based on that knowledge, far beyond any earlier civilization. Will our civilization survive and pass on its technologies and the knowledge of natural phenomena they are based on, or shall we destroy ourselves as past civilizations have and enter yet another technological "dark age"?

Until human go extinct there will be technology, of some kind.

Answer 2

Yes, people in colonial times did use technology, although it was much simpler compared to today. They used tools and implements for farming, building, and various crafts. They also used basic forms of transportation, such as carts and boats, and simple machines like pulleys and levers. However, the technology they had was limited and primarily focused on meeting basic needs rather than the complex technologies we have today.