STS Flashcards

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SCIENCES SCIENCE

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SCIENCE IN AN EMPIRICAL FIELD

SCIENCE ARE BASED ON OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT RATHER THAN THEORETICAL IDEAS

SCIENCE IS A SYSTEMATIC FIELD

SCIENCE USES THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

SCIENCE COVERS GENERAL TRUTHS AND FACTS

SCIENCE IS AN APPLICATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TESTING AND RE-EXAMINATION OF DATA

SCIENCE IS A TOTAL SOCIETAL ENTERPRISE

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WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY

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AN APPLIED SCIENCE

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

TOTAL SOCIETAL ENTERPRISE

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WHAT IS SOCIETY

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A GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH COMMON INTEREST, TRADITIONS, PURPOSE, AND/OR ACTIVITY

CHARACTERIZED BY PATTERNS OF RELATIONSHIPS KNOWN AS SOCIAL RELATIONS

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WHAT IS INTERCONNECTION OF STS

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EMERGENCE OF STS AS A NEW FIELD OF STUDY

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INTERCONNECTION OF S-T-S IT STARTED:

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INTERWAR PERIOD

BEGINNING OF COLD WAR

FIRST OFFERED IN UPD AND WAS ADAPTED BY CHED ON 2013

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WHO IS THE WRITTER OF THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION?

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THOMAS KUHN

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INTRODUCED IN THE 19TH CENTURY BY CHRISTIAN JURGENSEN THOMSEN

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THREE AGE SYSTEM

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AN ARCHAEOLOGIST, CURATOR OF THE NATIONAL MUSUEM OF DENMARK, COPENHAGEN

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CHRISTIAN JURGENSEN THOMSEN

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3 CLASSIFIES ARTIFACTS BASED ON MATERIALS

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STONE AGE
BRONZE AGE
IRON AGE

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WEAPONS MADE OF STONE, WOOD, BONE, AND OTHER MATERIALS ASIDE FROM METAL (THOMSEN)

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STONE AGE

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WHO SUBDIVIDED STONE AGE INTO PALEOLITHIC AND NEOLITHIC

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JOHN LUBBOCK 1865

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WHO SUGGESTED TRANSITIONAL PERIOD

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DE MORTILLET 1883

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WHO COINED MESOLITHIC

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JOHN ALLEN BROWN 1892

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PERIODS BASED ON TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT, NOT AN ACTUAL DATE RANGES

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STONE AGE

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LONGEST PHASE OF HUMAN HISTORY 2,000,000-10,000 YEARS AGO

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PALEOLITHIC (OLD STONE)

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APE-LIKE CREATURES –> TRUE HOMO SAPIENS

HUNTERS & GATHERERS

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OLD STONE

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USED TOOLS STONES, FLINTS, BONES, ANTLERS

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OLD STONE

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NOMADIC OR SEMI-NOMADIC

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OLD STONE

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STONE CHOPPERS (AUSTRALOPITHECUS FROM TANZANIA, MADE BY HOMO ERECTUS)

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LOWER PALEOLITHIC

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USED FIRE, STONE TOOLS, BONE IMPLEMENTS

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MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC

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PRACTICED BURIAL RITUALS (RELIGIOUS PRACTICE)

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MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC

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DOMINATED BY HOMO SAPIENS

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UPPER PALEOLITHIC

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HUNTING, FISHING, BELIEFS, SEWING, SCULPTURE, PAINTING, ORNAMENTS

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UPPER PALEOLITHIC

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PIT HOUSES (FIRST MAN-MADE DWELLINGS)

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UPPER PALEOLITHIC

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FLINT/OBSIDIAN WEAPONS, CAVE ART
UPPER PALEOLITHIC
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TRANSITION BETWEEN PALEOLITHIC AND NEOLITHIC
MESOLITHIC PERIOD (MIDDLE STONE)
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RETREAT OF GLACIERS, GROWTH OF FORESTS/ DESERTS
MESOLITHIC PERIOD (MIDDLE STONE
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CULTURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT DOMESTICATION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
NEOLITHIC PERIOD
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STONE TOOLS, POTTERY, WEAVING AGRICULTURE -> URBAN CIVILIZATIONS ENDED WITH METAL TOOLS
NEOLITHIC PERIOD
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TOOLS/WEAPONS OF COPPER OR BRONZE (VIA SMELTING) COPPER + TIN = BRONZE SPREAD FROM SOUTHWEST ASIA TO EURASIA
BRONZE AGE
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ARTICLES MADE OF IRON; SMELTING PITS PRODUCED HIGHER TEMPERATURE
IRON AGE
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SPREAD FROM NORTH AFRICA - SUB-SAHARAN DESERT BRONZE TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION HALTED BY SAHARA DESERT
IRON AGE
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MIDDLE AGES: PAPER SEISMOGRAPH, ANIMAL HARNESS, WATER POWDER, CLOCK, WHEELBARROW, GUNPOWDER, CANNONS, PRINTING PRESS, COMPASS
CHINA
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MIDDLE AGES: Feudal system, cathedral schools → universities, horse collar, windmill, gunpowder, paper printing, medicine (herbs, charms), poor hygiene.
EUROPE
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MIDDLE AGES: * 1 year = 12 months = 360 days. * Diagnosis based on symptoms and appearance. * Metallurgy.
INDIA
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PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA: * Central America, pyramids (limestone), palm houses, cocoa beans (money).
MAYAN
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PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA: * Mexico, high temples for deities.
AZTEC
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PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA: * Peru, cultivated chili and avocado, 365-day calendar.
INCA
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SUN CENTERED OF THE UNIVERSE (HELIOCENTRIC MODEL)
NICOLAUS COPERNICUS
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LAW OF PLANETARY MOTIOAN (ELLIPTICAL ORBITS, CLOSER PLANET MOVES FASTER)
JOHANNES KEPLER
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LAWS OF MOTION (INERTIA, FORCE, ACTION-REACTION)
ISAAC NEWTON
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THEORY OF EVOLUTION (NATURAL SELECTION)
CHARLES DARWIN
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STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY: ID, EGO, SUPER EGO)
SIGMUND FRUED
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* Steam ship, telephone, radio, maritime practice.
18TH-19TH CENTURY
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* Discovery of Pluto, moon landing, Continental Drift Theory, comet impact theory.
20TH CENTURY
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* Books handwritten on clay, wax, papyrus, parchment.
PRE-GUTENBERG
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* Johannes Gutenberg (printing press). * “Incunabula” = cradle of printing. * Books shifted from Latin to local languages
GUTENBERG REVOLUTION
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* Internet and World Wide Web, global media access.
POST-GUTENBERG
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* Computers (Charles Babbage). * Internet (Vinton Cerf, Robert Kahn). * WWW (Tim Berners-Lee). * E-mail (V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai). * Facebook, Twitter, Messenger, YouTube, Google, Instagram.
DIGITAL AGE
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