CHAPTER 2 Flashcards

1
Q

When did the wheel start?

A

During 3500 B.C.

The idea came to connect a non-moving platform to a rolling cylinder.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Who invented the Telephone?

A

Alexander Graham Bell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Who first invented the Compass?

A

Chinese

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Who invented the printing press?

A

Johannes Gutenberg

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What is the first compass made of?

A

Iodestone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

It converts chemical energy to mechanical work

A

Internal combustion engine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

This key invention dates back more than 2,000 years to the ancient roman period and became possible only after humans developed the ability to craft and shape metal

A

NAILS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

It provided protection against predators

A

Fire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Who successfully invented the Airplane?

A

The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Who discovered penicillin?

A

Alexander Fleming

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Who discovered batteries?

A

Alessandro Volta

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Romans use in architecture

A

Concrete

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

It is a global system used by people worldwide

A

Internet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly