Sts Midterms

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Why are Paleolithic and Neolithic age called stone age?

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Because human used stones as tools

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3 ways of obtaining food in Paleolithic age

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1. Gathering

2. Hunting

3. Fishing

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Homes of people in Paleolithic age

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1.Caves, trees or cabins made of sticks and animal skin

2. Nomads (transferring)

3. Near rivers

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Way of living in the Neolithic age

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Has steady house

Agriculture

Domesticating animals

Pottery and weaving

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Start of Summerian civilization

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Mesopotamia

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Considered to be the first civilization

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Summerian civilization

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Primary livelihood of Summerians

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Agriculture

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6 inventions in Summerian civilization

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1. Wheels

2. Sailboats

3. Cuneiform

4. Sexagesimal system

5. Irrigation and flood control

6. Tanning (leather)

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Used in making pottery and used for their chariots

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Wheels

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Used as mode of transportation for goods and people

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Sailboats

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It was primarily invented to be able to make trade and travel large over distances more efficient

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Sailboats

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From what material is sailboat made?

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Animal skin

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The word cuneiform came from

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Cuneus - wedge

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Considered to be the oldest writing

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Cunieform

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Cuneiform are not an alphabet but are?

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Characters or syllables

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A system of numbers with a base of 60

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Sexagesimal system

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This system was the foundation of timekeeping and geometry

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Sexagesimal system

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It was used for water skins, bags, boats, armors, boots and sandals, harnesses and more

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Tanning (Leather)

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Water transport systems of Summerians

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Irrigation and flood control

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"Gate of gods"

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Babylonian civilization

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Where is Babylonian located?

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Tigris and Euphrates

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5 inventions in babylonian civilization

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1. Improved wheels

2. Hanging Garden of Babylon

3. Ishtar Gate

4. Cylinder of Nabonidus

5. Code of Hammurabi

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One of the 7 ancient wonders of the world

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Hanging Garden of Babylon

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Part of Nebuchadnezzar's plan to beautify the empire

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Ishtar Gate

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To whom is the Ishtar gate dedicated?

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Goddess Ishtar

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Used for complex seal

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Cylinder of Nabonidus

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11 inventions in the Egyptian Civilization

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1. Predecessor of Sundial (Gnomon)

2. Water clock

3. Papyrus

4. Shipbuilding

5. Ox-drown plow

6. Dental hygiene

7. Eye makeup

8. Wigs

9. Barbering profession

10. High heels

11. Pyramid of Giza

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Consists of a vertical stick or pillar, and the length of shadow it cast gave an indication of the time of day

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Predecessor of sundial (Gnomon)

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A clock used in the evening

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Water clock

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Paper comes from the word?

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Greek word 'papyros'

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A writing material created by the ancient Egyptians

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Paper/papyrus

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Where were ships used in the ancient Egyptian period?

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For trade and war

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Material of toothbrush

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Ends of twigs

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What is combined to make an eye makeup?

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Soot and galena to make 'kohl'

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Use of eye makeup

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To cure eye diseases

To keep them from falling victim to the evil eye

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Used for protection of lice

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Wigs

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Where were aristocrats' hair cut?

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House

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Used when they butcher animals to prevent blood to come in contact with them

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High heels

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One of the 7 ancient wonders of the world in Egypt

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Pyramid of Giza

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Where is the Pyramid of Giza aligned to?

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Orion

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Means 'can be grasped by hands'

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Drattomai

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Used to locate sun and planets

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Astrolabe

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Used to build temple Parthenon

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Crane

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Used for irrigation or if ship is flooded

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Archimedes screw / watermill

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Used to water plants in Hanging Garden

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Archimedes screw / watermill

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Large heavy piece of artillery

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Cannon

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Who is believed to invent cannon?

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Archimedes

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What is used in the alarm clock of the Greek era?

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Dropping pebbles and gong

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Used for agriculture in the Greek era and is powered by water

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Water mill

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Making maps

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Cartography

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Modern name for backgammon

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Nard

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A postal system in the Persian era

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Cyrus cylinder

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Refrigerator of the Persian era

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Yakchal

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Meaning of yak and chal

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Yak - ice

Chal - pit

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Water supply of the Persians

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Qanat

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A conductor of electricity, used for acupuncture and holds scrolls

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Baghdad battery

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Baghdad battery is also known as

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Parthian battery

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It supplies water in cities, industrial sites and irrigation

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Aqueducts

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Aqueducts are also known as

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Aqua appia

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It was built to have straight paths

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Highways and concretes

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Heating system of the Roman era

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Hypocaust

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Who invented the hypocaust?

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Sir Sergios Orata

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Who operated the furnace of the hypocaust?

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Slaves

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Predominant calendar in Europe

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Julian Calendar

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A cup that changes in color (green to red) when there is light and is used in special occasions

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Lycurgus cup

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Used for harvesting crops

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Mechanical reaper

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Other name for newspaper

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Acta diurna

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Standardized counting system in Roman era

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Roman numerals

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It is connected to the river and connected to hypocaust for hot water

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Sewers and sanitation

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Small, indestructible materials

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Anu

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Who discovered the Theory of Atom?

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John Dalton

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It is the pioneering steel

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Wootz steel

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Made from seashells and used for ornamental purposes

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Buttons

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Art of modelling the malleable flesh

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Plastic surgery

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To what was plastic surgery done for?

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For punishment for adultery (deforming nose)

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Where was ruler made from?

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Copper alloy bar

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Who discovered the Rule of Zero?

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Aryabhata

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A book that presented the pinnacle of astronomical knowledge

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Aryabhatiya

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It is used to detect where the earthquake occured

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Seismograph

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An ancient medicine where fine needles are used

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Acupuncture

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Cha means

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Tea

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Use of compass in Chinese era

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Fortune telling

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Rocket means

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Fire arrows

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Use of mechanical clock

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Monitor sex life of emperor and conception

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A calculator and substitute of hands

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Abacus

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Where is ancient Mayan located?

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Mexico and Central America

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Mayan writing system

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Glyphs

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Why were books destroyed in the ancient mayan period?

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It depicts evil

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3 symbols of numeral system of Mayan

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Shell (0)

Dot (1)

Bar (5)

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Drank for death in Mayan era

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Chocolate (cocoa)

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Carrier (capacity of 125 lbs)

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Tumpline or Mecapal

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Used to make balls in Mesoamerican games

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Rubber

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Where human sacrifices take place (losers)

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Ball court

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3 interlocking Mayan calendars

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1. Tzolkin (120 days)

2. Haab (20 days/month; 365 days)

3. Long count (linear)

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Well below the temple

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Cenote

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Game of death

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Pok-a-tok

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Expelled Muslims "infedels" from Holy Land

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Crusades

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Invented Printing Press

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Johannes Guttenberg

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Led to information revolution

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Printing press

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Fired metal balls using gunpowder

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Cannons and muskets

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A theory which states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience

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Empiricism

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A change from one way of thinking to another

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Paradigm shift

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Earth is the center of the universe

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Geocentric theory

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Introduced heliocentric model

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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Discovered the universal law of gravitation

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Isaac Newton

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A co-developer of calculus

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Isaac Newton

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Introduced theory of evolution

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Charles Darwin

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Founder of modern chemistry

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Robert Boyle

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Father of modern chemistry

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Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier

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What did Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier disprove?

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Phlogiston theory

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Inventor of incubator

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Fe Del Mundo

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Inventor of Erythromycin

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Abellardo Aguilar

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Inventor of videophone

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Gregorio Zara

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Invented by UP students for dengue detection kit

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Biotek-M

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Invented fluorescent lamp

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Agapito Flores

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Original inventor of fluorescent lamp

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Alexandre Becquerel

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Inventor of Karaoke

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Japanese

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Patent of Karaoke

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Filipino

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Inventor of 16 bit microchip

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Diosdado Banatao

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Inventor of self charging car

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Leonardo Gasendo

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Inventor of hydrogas

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Robert Celis

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Uses water as an alternative fuel

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Hydrogas