Chapter 1: Historical Antecedents of Science and Technology Flashcards
Comes from the latin word scientia meaning “knowledge”
Science
A systemized body of knowledge for it urges people to find answers to questions they have regarding the things around them.
Science
Why are the earliest civilizations of the world were born along rivers?
Because people needed fresh water to survive
The first recorded civilizations of the world existed in this region
Mesopotamia
from the greeks, means “between rivers” which signifies its location within the tigris-euphrates river system.
Mesopotamia
What are the civilizations that flourished in Mesopotamia?
Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian civilizations
Modern day “Iraq”
Sumer
They call themselves “The black-headed people”
Sumerians
Are known for inventing the “cuneiform”
Sumerians
One of the earliest systems of writing
Cuneiform (SUMERIAN)
wedge-shaped scripts pressed into clay tablets.
Cuneiform
Used the main base 60 and the auxiliary base 10. It was helpful in their conduct of trade.
Sumerian’s Number System (SUMERIAN)
Allowed sumerians to travel by sea to trade goods with other neighboring civilizations.
Sumerian Sailboats (SUMERIAN)
Is believed to have been first used by the Sumerians for pottery in 3500 BC and later for transportation in chariots in 3200 BC.
Sumerian Wheel (SUMERIAN)
They served as one of history’s earliest trading grounds through textiles, leather goods, and jewelry.
Sumer
They are believed to have developed agricultural processes such as irrigation.
Sumerians
The construction of high leeves of flood banks to collect floodwaters coming from the Tigris and Euphrates is the proof of their ingenuity.
Irrigation of Sumerians (SUMERIAN)
One of the first civilizations to use the plow for digging and breaking hard soil to make planting easy.
Sumerian Civilization
They are known for being the first astronomers
Sumerians
They observed the phases of the moon and the movements of the planets and the stars.
Sumerians
They were able to develop a lunar calendar
Sumerians
The basis for having 12 lunar months in a year.
Sumerian Lunar Calendar (SUMERIAN)
Served as the center of Mesopotamian civilization for nearly two millennia.
Babylon
is known to be derived from bav-il or bav-ilim meaning “Gates of the Gods”
Babylon