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27 Cards in this Set
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“Nothing occurs at random; but everything for a reason and necessity” |
Leucippus |
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Knowledge involving general truths and general laws that is taken from a systematic study which is concerned with evidences and theories. |
Science |
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4 common characteristic of science |
I. Focuses on the Natural World II. Goes through experiments III.Relies on Evidence IV.Passes through the Scientific Community |
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Relate with machines and tools and therefore, defined as a means to an end and human activity |
Technology |
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•A means to fulfill a human purpose •Assemblage of practices and components •Collection of devices and engineering practices available to a culture |
W. Brian Arthur (2009) |
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EUROPE • Fire is used by Homo Erectus • Stone-headed spears are used in Europe • The wooden bow & arrow are used in Spain & Saharan Africa. |
Ancient Period (3,000 B.C. -500 A.D) |
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“To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge” |
Nicolaus Copernicus |
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People in Southern Africa were sewing needles from bone. • The Minoans build palaces in Crete • Iron working is introduced in Greece • Etruscan craftsmen make false teeth from gold |
Europe |
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North Americans make stone arrowheads • The Folsom paper living on Eastern side of the Rocky Mountains develop sophisticated tools • Pottery is made is South America |
The Americas |
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• ASIA & OCEANIA • Earliest known clay pots are made in Japan • People in Iran make wine • Bronze is 1st made in Thailand • The plow is invented in both China & Mesopotamia • Boats in China are equipped with anchors • A lunar calendar is developed in China |
Ancient Period (3,000 B.C. -500 A.D) |
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• Clay pipes are used as drain in Pakistan • Chinese doctors begin using acupuncture • Chinese astronomers record the sighting of a comet |
ASIA & OCEANIA |
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• Chinese astronomers record a solar eclipse • Chinese begin writing on bamboo or paper made • The Hindu calendar of 360 days is introduced in India • The Chinese use natural gas for lighting |
ASIA & OCEANIA |
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Homo erectus use stone tools • Homo erectus begins chipping flakes off stones to sharpen for tools • Homo erectus us antlers to create tools for cutting and drilling |
• Africa & the Middle East |
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• In Africa, bone harpoons are used for fishing • People in Palestine build houses from sundried bricks • Clay tokens re used for record keeping in Mesopotamia |
Africa & the Middle East |
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The world’s 1st known city is built by the people of Catal Huyuk in Anatolia ( Modern Trurkey) • Ancient Egyptians devise a 365- day calendar • The wheel is invented in Mesopotamia • Egyptians begin using hieroglypics |
Africa & the Middle East |
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• The Sumerians introduce a 360 day calendar • Egyptians dam the Garawi river • Egyptians begin building pyramid • Mesopotamians make glass. • Babylonian astronomers study comets |
• Africa & the Middle East |
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• The earliest known maps are produced in Mesopotamia • Babylonian Mathematicians discover the “Pythagorean theorem” • Babylonian astronomers compile lists of planets and stars. • Egyptians are using about 700 drugs and medications |
Africa & the Middle East |
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Egyptians are using about 700 drugs and medications • The symptoms of leprosy are described in Egyptian text • The Egyptians dig a canal to join the Nile River to the Red Sea • Phoenicians develop an alphabet • Farmers in Mesopotamia use an irrigation system to water crops. |
Africa & the Middle East |
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known as “Dark Ages” because few written records that remained in the era. |
Medieval Period (3,000 B.C. -500 A.D) |
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established scholastic tradition w/ advancement in Philosophy of Science & refinement of Scientific Method |
Emperor Charlemagne of Western Europe |
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windmills, spectacles, mechanical clocks,• water mills, building techniques like Gothic style, & three-field crop rotations • Greatest invention-printing press by Gutenberg in the 15th century |
Medieval Period (3,000 B.C. -500 A.D) |
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• period of rebirth as age of preparation for the 17th century • printing of books & other documents for the rapid increase of knowledge & information for the preservation of culture. • Biggest discovery in the whole of human history is the printing with movable type. |
Renaissance Period(14th – 17th Century) |
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presented the heliocentric theory |
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) |
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improved the telescope, discovered new celestial bodies , & found support for heliocentric solar system. • He conducted experiments on pendulum & falling objects that paved the way for Isaac Newton’s discoveries about gravity. T |
Galileo Galilee (1564-1642) |
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• machine works • time of scientific and technological advancements. George Stephenson • 3 important technologies formed the foundation of IR: • 1.Iron production, • 2. steam engine & • 3. textiles. |
Industrial Revolution (18th Century) |
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• Rise of modern industry, from agriculture to industrial manufacturing and technology –intensive services. |
In the 19th Century (1801 - 1900 |
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• Invention of useable electricity, steel, & petroleum products led to a |
2 nd Industrial Revolution |
