General Concepts and Historical Development(1) Flashcards
A branch of knowledge that
investigates the natural phenomena
around us by observing them, drawing
inferences from them and subjecting them
to experimentation using the scientific
process.
Science
Application of the concepts of
science in order to create tools that
would make life easy.
Technology
Composed of people that are
living in a community having the same
culture, economic status, and subject
to the same political authority.
Society
3 million years ago to 3000 BC
First Human Species 2.5 million years BC. User of Fire 1 million years BC
Prehistoric Age
Who’s the Danish Antiquarian that introduced and develop the Three Age System?
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
What are the 3 Periods in the Three Age System
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
The Three Age System is named to refer to the ____ used by men during those periods
tools
A broad prehistoric period where stones were used primarily as
tools. The period lasted for about 3.4 million years
Stone Age
A period where the use of
fire was intensified by creating
smelting put to shape tools and
wares being used by men e (2000 – 500 BC)
Bronze Age
What Period does Bronze Age followed
Neolithic Period
_____ is an alloy of copper and tin
Bronze
(1200 – 600 BC)
A period where use of iron
and steel was prevalent.
Iron Age
In Europe, during this period,
FEUDALISM was the dominant social
system.
Middle Age: Medieval Period 5th and 15th Century
Under this system, the king gives
land to noblemen and bishops.
Peasants tilled the land and planted
crops and gave most of the harvest to
the landowner.
FEUDALISM
Middle Age: Medieval Period 5th and 15th Century
_____ plow was adopted
to catch up with the demand of
agriculture.
Moldboard
Middle Age: Medieval Period
Oxen were replaced by
_____. ______collars and ___shoes
were developed.
horse
Agriculture flourished and
more nutritious harvests were
available for the people.
Middle Age: Medieval Period 5th and 15th Century
It characterizes the Middle
Ages as a time of violence and lack of
progress and was called by Edward
Gibbon as barbarism and religion.
Middle Age: Dark Age
450 – 1000 AD
450 – 1000 AD
Early part of Middle Ages,
referred to as the time of intellectual
_________.
darkness
It characterizes the Middle
Ages as a time of violence and lack of
progress and was called by ________ _______ as BARBARISM and RELIGION.
Edward Gibbon
Middle Age
Education
Engaged in higher learning of at
least of these courses: Namely
Medicine
Law
Theology
True or False
Education
Before 1500, more than 80
universities were established in
Europe. Many were supervised by
CHRISTIAN churches.
Catholic
_______is one of the oldest
civilizations.
China
In Science, they are advanced in
Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics, and
Medical Biology
China
(longest river in Asia and
3rd in the world
Yangtze River
where does china’s agriculture and economy, farming largely began?
Huang Ho and Yangtze rivers
Free trade among the countries
happen on ______, bartering is easy
and there’s abundant supply of water.
riverbanks
Enumerate 9 of China’s Contribution
Silk
Bronze
Paper
Compass
Gunpowder
Guns
Mechanical Clock
Animal Harness
Water Canals
_____is one of the oldest
civilizations in the world, and was
inhabited approximately 250,000 years
ago.
India
Scientists from IIT-Kharagpur and
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
have uncovered evidence that the
____-______-____ is at least
8,000 years old, taking root well before
the Egyptian and Mesopotamian
civilizations
Indus Valley Civilization
India’s Contribution
Known for its amazing architecture, including the ____-______, one of
the seven wonders of the world.
Taj Mahal
Africa’s Contribution enumerate all 4 Categories
First Methods of Counting
African Stonehenge
Advances in Metallurgy and Tools
Medicines
Africa’s Contribution enumerate the 2 first method of counting
Yoruba Number Scale
Zaire Number Scale
African Stonehenge is use for what?
Astronomy
Africa’s Contribution
Enumerate 3 Advances in Metallurgy and Tool
Bow and Arrow
Nails
Glue
Africa’s Contribution (3)Medicines
Salicylic Acid
Skin Grafting
Filling of Dental Cavities
Muslim rulers promoted the
translation of Greek philosophy and
science, and then encouraged further
scientific exploration in numerous
fields
Middle East’s Contribution
Until the 16th century, the Arab
world was connected by a unique
system of trade and transport that
unified its large population scattered
over vast areas of land and sea.
What is that unique system of trade and transport called?
The Arab Transport System
According to Antoine Zahlan
(1999), the three main reasons Middle
Eastern countries lag behind in terms of
technology and scientific knowled:
Loss of trade and transport system
Effect of Industrial Revolution
Political and Economic Crisis
The 3 Mesoamerican Groups
Aztec
Mayan
Inca
Mesoamerican: Aztec’s
Contribution(5)
Chinampas
Aztec Calendar(Xiuhpohualli)
Chocolate(Xocolatl)
Herbs(passion flower)
Gum(chicle)
Agricultural technique where
crops are grown in a small rectangular
areas of fertile land on shallow lake
beds. Valley of Mexico was used for
this.
This saved space because the
plants grew above the water.
Chinampas
________is a calendar with
20-day 18 months, with 5 left-over
days at the end of the year. It has 365
days per year.
Xiuhpohualli (Aztec Calendar)
Aztec invented _______, a frothy
chocolate drink that was a kuxury
reserved for the upper classes.
Xocolatl
True Or False
Aztec use cacao beans as currency
t
Aztecs used ____-____
which for them, calms spasms and
relaxes muscles.
passion flower
Aztecs and Mayans developed
gum from thick milky liquid called
_____–of the sapodilla tree.
chicle
_____were native people of Mexico and Central America.
Mayans
Mesoamerican: Mayan’s
Contribution(6)
The concept of 0
Vulcanizing
Chocolates
Mayan calendar(Haab)
Mayan Medicine
Agriculture
Mayan Medicines
______ – tooth filling
_____ and _____ – prosthetics
_______ – making cuts
Pyrite – tooth filling
Jade and Turquoise – prosthetics
Obsidians – making cuts
The______, which is
divided into 18 months made of 20
days, and one month, made of 5 days.
Haab calendar
Mesoamerican: Inca’s Contribution (6)
Civil and Hydraulic Engineering
Architecture(Machu Picchu)
Inca Calendar
Musical Instrument
Use of silver and gold
Freeze-dried foods
First human species appear 2.5 million years BC and uses of fire 1 million years BC.
Paleolithic
Agriculture begins 10000BC
Neolithic
Invention of writing 3000BC
Ancient age
Fall of Western Roman Empire 476AC
Medieval Age
Columbus Discover America 1492AC
Modern Age
French Revolution 1789AC
Contemporary Age
