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- Play major roles in our everyday lives
- Make difficult and complicated tasks easier and done with little effort and time
- The driving force behind this continuous progress
is the desire to raise the quality of life of the
people
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
2
Q
- Going places and discover new horizons
- Search for food, trade
- assisted them and allowed them to return home
A
TRANSPORTATION AND NAVIGATION
3
Q
Animals →
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wheel
4
Q
- Communicate with natives to facilitate trade and prevent conflicts
- Record-keeping is needed to remember the places
- It is vital to keep records of their history and culture so they can establish their identities
A
COMMUNICATION
5
Q
Increase food production to meet population demand
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MASS PRODUCTION
6
Q
for security and protection
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Weapons and armors
7
Q
discovery of curse and prevention of diseases
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Conservation of life
8
Q
build structures that would meet their specific needs and wants
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Engineering
9
Q
elaborate architectural designs and were signs of technological advancements
A
Architecture
10
Q
People become visually presentable and appealing by adding some features and ornaments in their body
A
AESTHETICS
11
Q
is located on the southernmost tip of ancient Mesopotamia
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Sumeria
12
Q
are known for their high degree of cooperation with one another and their desire for great things
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Sumerians (Sumerian Civilization)
13
Q
3500-2000 BCE
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Sumerian Civilization
14
Q
- Oldest form of writing; great contribution for writing system
- A system that utilizes word pictures and triangular
symbols which are carved on clay using instruments and then left to dry - Allowed Sumerians to keep records of things with
great historical value
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CUNEIFORM
15
Q
- Were not made for transportation but for farm work and food processes
- made food production easier; milling is faster
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WHEEL
16
Q
- Means of transportation through waterways
- Mode of transportation that requires not much
human resource
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SAILBOATS
17
Q
- Was invented to dig the ground where seeds
would be planted - Farmers were able to cultivate larger parcels of
land faster for mass food production
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PLOW
18
Q
- Same technology in making sunbaked bricks
- Poured bitumen to smoothen the roads
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ROADS
19
Q
Also called the Mountain of God
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THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR
20
Q
- Served as the sacred place of their chief god; only priests were allowed to enter
- Has intricate and elaborate Sumerian architecture
A
THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR
21
Q
- First true city in the world
- Built by using mud or clay from the river, mixed
with reeds to form sunbaked bricks - Bricks were used to make houses
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URUK CITY
22
Q
- Emerged near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- were great builders, engineers and architects
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BABYLONIANS (BABYLONIAN CIVILIZATION)
23
Q
- Made layers upon layers of gardens that contained several species of plants, trees, and vines
- Were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World listed by Hellenic culture
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HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
24
Q
According to a legend, the Hanging Gardens were
built alongside a grand palace known as ____________
A
The Marvel of Mankind
25
* Located in North Africa
* Noted for the infrastructures established by the
Pharaohs
* Contributed to practical things that the world
considers as essential
EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION
26
Not the first to develop system of writing (clay tablets)
PAPYRUS
27
Easier documentation and record-keep
PAPYRUS
28
Invented by combining soot with different chemicals to produce ___of different colors
INK
29
System of writing developed by Egyptian
HIEROGLYPHICS
30
* Used to irrigate land
* Hand operated to lift water
* Efficient farming
SHADOOF
31
Time-keeping device
WATER CLOCK / CELPSYDRA
32
Egyptians wore ____ around the eyes to prevent and even cure eye diseases
Kohl
32
Was for health and aesthetic reasons
COSMETICS
33
They also believed that a person wearing make-up was protected from evil and that beauty was a ______________
Sign of holiness
34
* Were worn for health and wellness
* Used to protect the heads of the wealthy from harmful rays of the sun
WIG
35
Hand-powered orrery, described as the oldest known example of an analogue computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance
ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM
36
mechanical model of solar system
Orrery
37
* Known as the birthplace of western philosophy
* Contributed much to the fields of science and
technology
GREEK CIVILIZATION
38
* Used large complicated mechanisms
* Made use of water (sands) that dropped into drums which sounded the alarm
ALARM CLOCK
39
* Considered as one of the most important contributions of the Greeks
* For agricultural processes like milling of grains
WATER MILL
40
Strongest political and social entity in the west
ROMAN CIVILIZATION
41
Engraved in metal or stone tablets
NEWSPAPER
42
- Bound papyrus pages covered by animal skin
- for record keeping
BOUND BOOK OR CODEX
43
started the tradition of stacking up papyrus to form pages of book
Julius Caesar
44
Pioneer - since they adapted new building and engineering technology or architectural designs
ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
45
* Known as a Hero’s engine
* Precursor of steam engine
* A simple, bladeless radial stream turbine with spins when the central water container is heated
AEOLIPILE
46
5th century – 15th century
MIDDLE AGES
47
* Harness clay soil
* Turned European agriculture and economy on its head
HEAVY PLOUGH
48
Created by alchemist to achieve immortality –Elixir of Life
GUNPOWDER
49
Chinese term meaning fire potion
“Huoyao”
50
* Produced by silkworms
* Used to make paper and clothing
SILK
51
beverage produced from pouring hot boiling water and over crushed or shredded dried tea leaves
Tea
52
1st tea was for the
Emperor
53
* Once considered to be the only man-made structure visible from space
* Largest and most extensive structure built in China
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
54
* An offshoot of the invention of block printing –stamping
* Replaced the use of gold and silver as currencies
* Are convenient to carry around especially for merchants
PAPER MONEY
55
* Used for transforming fiber into thread or yarn and eventually to cloth
* Invented by Indians (6th – 11th Century)
* Breakthrough of linen production
SPINNING WHEEL
56
* Clockwork technology developed
* For accurate time-keeping
MECHANICAL CLOCK
57
Is the process of heat processing a liquid or food to kill pathogenic bacteria to make the food safe to eat
PASTUERIZATION
58
WHO INVENTED PASTUERIZATION?
Louis Pasteur
59
invented kerosene by refining petroleum
Samuel Kier
60
Allows quick access to a person and reply can be quickly made to decisions that are time sensitive
TELEPHONE
61
* 1642
* 18 years old
BLAISE PASCAL
62
first calculator In 1971 = $350
SHARP EL-8
63
Paved the way to the development of complex processing machines line computer
CALCULATOR
64
Important tool in medicine, forensics, tissue analysis, genetics and micriobiology
COMPOUND MICROSCOPE
65
is credited for the invention of the 1st microscope in 1590
Zacharias Janssen
66
* Most important for astronomy
* Could magnify objects 20 times larger
TELESCOPE
67
* Most critical drivers of the industrial revolution
* Simplify textile manufacturing
JACQUARD LOOM
68
who invented JACQUARD LOOM?
Joseph Marie Jacquard (French)
69
Orville Wrigth and Wilbur
ENGINE-POWERED AIRPLANE
70
who invented TELEVISION?
John Logie Baird
71
* Most important medical invention
* Invented out of the strain of Streptomyces erythreus
ERYTHROMYCIN
72
who invented ERYTHROMYCIN?
Dr. Abelardo Aguilar
73
High mortality rate = no incubator (no electricity)
MAKESHIFT INCUBATOR
74
who invented MAKESHIFT INCUBATOR?
Fe Del Mundo, MD
75
Cashew (Annacardium occidentale)
MOLE REMOVER
76
who invented MOLE REMOVER?
Rolando Dela Cruz
77
who invented BANANA KETCHUP?
Maria Orosa
78
Enduring symbol of Philippine ingenuity
E-JEEPNEY
79
Karaoke
Roberto del Rosario
80
moon buggy
Eduardo San Juan
81
Yoyo
Pedro Flores
82
Videophone
Gregorio Zara
83
Computer Microchips
Diosdado Banatao
84
Isolated Rice Breeds
Dr. Rodolfo Aquino
85
Drug Detection
Dr. Enrique Ostrea
86
Is defined as a precursor to the unfolding or existence of something
ANTECEDENT
STS 101
flashcards
Decks in class (14)
# Cards
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Topic 141
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Topic 287
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Topic 347
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Topic 457
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MT Topic 1: Technology as a Way of Revealing53
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MT Topic 2: Human flourishing as Reflected in Progress and Development46
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MT Topic 3: The Good Life57
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MT Topic 4: When Technology and Humanity Cross45
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MT Topic 5: Why the Future does Not Need Us15
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FT Topic 1: Information Age29
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FT Topic 1.2: Nanotechnology9
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FT Topic 2: Biodiversity and Health Society36
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FT Topic 3: GMOs and Gene Therapy36
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FT Topic 4: Climate Change and Environmental Awareness26
