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HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS Flashcards

1
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True or False

One of the major setbacks of the Industrial Revolution was skilled workers were set aside because operation of new machines were used.

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True

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2
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Most significant development in S&T?

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Transportation

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It is known as the first writing system of the Sumerian Civilization.

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Cuneiform

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4
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Who invented the motor wagon?

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Karl Benz

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5
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Functions are the following:
- to turn and break up soil
- to bury crop residues
- to help control weed growth

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Heavy plough

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Egyptian major accomplishment that was used for record-keeping and communication. An upgrade from using clay tablets.

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Paper or Papyrus

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7
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invented the electric telegraph in 1837

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Samuel F.B. Morse

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It is used to remember places they had been to, document their trades, and establish their identities.

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Record-keeping

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It was discovered accidentally in creating an elixir that causes immortality but was used for weaponry and fireworks.

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Black powder

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10
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It is used to pump from a well to process grains.

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Water and windmills

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11
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It is widely used in Roman civilizations for documenting historical events and newly legislated laws.

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Bound Books or Codex

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12
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It was developed during Middle Ages that was used to propel bullets, rockets, and grenades.

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Gunpowder

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13
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It is naturally produced by silkworms to produce paper and clothing.

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Silk

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14
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Attributed to the invention of paper during the Han dynasty

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Cai Lun

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15
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Who invented touch-sensitive devices?

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Samuel G. Hurst

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It was used to harness the power of the wind to generate useful energy for humans

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Windmills

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Considered to be one of the creative periods in the history of humans and said to be the start of the first industrial revolution

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Medieval Period

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18
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Who invented the first visible LED light (color red) in 1962?

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Nick Holonyak

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19
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It is considered one of the world’s most beneficial engineering works.

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Irrigation and Dikes

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Period time of history of new systems, warfare, education, and religious conflicts

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Medieval or Middle age

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21
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It is considered to be the oldest civilization in Asia

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Chinese civilization

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22
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Who invented the telephone?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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23
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One of the greatest achievements during this period was the technology of printing books and other documents

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Renaissance Period

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24
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It is defined as a systematized body of knowledge based on facts, observation, and experimentation.

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science

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25
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True or False

Science is concerned with the supernatural world

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False

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26
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Inventor of the World Wide Web?

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Tim Berners Lee

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27
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MESOPOTAMIAN PERIOD

This invention does not need many human resources and is essential in transportation and trading.

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Sailboat

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28
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It is the first modern vehicle because the previous automobiles are slow and can easily overheat

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Motorwagon

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29
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It is considered cleaner than natural hair that is used to protect the shaved heads of wealthy Egyptians from the harmful rays of the sun.

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Wig

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30
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It was used as a medium of exchange, store of value, and unit of account during the 7th century AD in China

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Paper money

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31
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What does the Latin word Scientia mean?

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knowledge

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32
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It is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet

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World Wide Web

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33
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Who invented the bionic arm?

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David Gow

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34
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Who invented the bicycle?

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Comte de Several

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35
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What does the acronym LED mean?

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light-emitting diode

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36
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It is the radiologic way of forming images of the anatomy and physiological processes of the human body in both health and disease.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI)

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37
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It is an invention in the Mesopotamian period where it was used to supply water to the city; also used for transportation.

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Irrigation and Dikes

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38
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It was created in 3000 BCE (Mesopotamian Period) and used for farming.

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Plow

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39
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True or False

Science subjects any matter of study to experimentation.

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True

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40
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What was the very first printed book that Gutenberg made?

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Bible

41
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Its first usage was for making pottery, then it was used for transportation.

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Wheels

42
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Its purpose turn digital files containing three-dimensional data into physical objects

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3D Printing

43
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Its purpose is to give a replacement arm to those who lost their arm from an accident, disease, or war

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Bioprosthetics

44
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Inventor of Transatlantic Telegram?

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Guglielmo Marconi

45
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It refers to the period of rebirth as age of preparation for the 17th century scientific development and achievements.

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“renaissance” or Renaissance Period

46
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Increase further knowledge and early detection of cancer cells

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI)

47
Q

True or False

The scientific revolution challenged man’s belief in the Bible.

A

True

48
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A semiconductor device made up of galium arsenide phosphide that emits visible light when an electric current passes through it

A

LED light

49
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It is a system that utilizes word pictures and triangular symbols which are carved on clay using wedge instruments.

A

Cuneiform

50
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Who invented 3D printing?

A

Charles W. Hull

51
Q

It is commonly used in the agricultural process like milling grains for food processing

A

Water Mill

52
Q

It allows you to borrow cash and was discovered while the inventor was having dinner at a restaurant in New York City.

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Credit card

53
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One of the major contributions of Romans

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Newspaper

54
Q

True or False

Technology is a means to fulfill a human purpose

A

True

55
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It is known as the birthplace of Western philosophy and mathematics.

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Greek Civilization

56
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It is a technology that uses radio waves to provide network connectivity.

A

WI-FI

57
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Accumulation of knowledge and passing it from generation to generation from the hominid ancestors.

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Ancient Period

58
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It is used both for health and aesthetic reason; protection from evil and a sign of holiness.

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Cosmetics

59
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True or False

Do science and technology make complicated tasks a lot easier allowing people to do tasks with little effort and time?

A

True

60
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showed that a magnet can produce electricity and invented the dynamo

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Michael Faraday

61
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Most commonly seen in pyramids where Egyptians believed that this writing system was provided by their Gods.

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Hieroglyphics

62
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This prototype helped students to compute in a few hours what otherwise had taken days to accomplish

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Touch-sensitive devices

63
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Many historians prefer to think that this period is primarily an intellectual and cultural movement rather than a historical period.

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Renaissance Period

64
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It is worn for health and wellness rather than aesthetic purposes.

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Wig

65
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This development started when people need to produce their needs while having a high number of nations resulting in high demand for food and necessities.

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Mass Production

66
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True or False

Science and technology in itself would exist without the society.

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False

67
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A system of acquiring knowledge by following the scientific method.

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science

68
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He is a major Renaissance scientist, who improved the telescope, discovered new celestial bodies, and found support for a heliocentric solar system.

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Galileo Galilei

69
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It is the application of scientific knowledge.

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technology

70
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Witnessed the rise of modern industry, from agriculture to industrial manufacturing and technology-intensive services

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19th century

71
Q

It was invented by combining soot from wood smoke and animal fat, thickened with gelatin from skins of different chemicals. It must withstand the elements of nature and be tamper-proof.

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Ink

72
Q

It is a device used to determine the cardinal points of the Earth, namely North, South, East, and West

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Compass

73
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Similar to a newspaper that contains announcements of the Roman Empire to the people.

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Gazettes

74
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This development pertains to the conservation of life by discovering cures and prevention for illnesses.

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Health

75
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This development utilizes the use of weapons and armor to prevent common conflicts. (considered as a major achievement)

A

Security and Protection

76
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One of the greatest technological advancements during this period was the creation of the personal computer

A

20th century

77
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It is important in trading for a better understanding of each other and to prevent possible conflicts.

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Communication

78
Q

One of the breakthroughs during the century was the invention of Artificial Intelligence that has the capacity for a computer to perform humanlike intellectual process.

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20th century

79
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It functions to improve the vision of the people invented between 1280s A.D. and 1300 A.D. in Italy.

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Eyeglasses

80
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This development focuses on the construction of transportation and establishment, as well as different infrastructures.

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Engineering

81
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This pertains to the explanation or the study about our physical world.

A

science

82
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Who invented the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI)?

A

Raymond Vahan Damadian

83
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It is a machine by which text and images are transferred to paper or other media by means of using ink

A

Printing press

84
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It served as hubs for exchanging ideas and conducting business in the Middle Ages

A

Coffee Houses

85
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True or False

LED light increases the need for reflectors and diffusers that can trap light

A

False

86
Q

True or False

All scientific idea is said to be reliable because before it could get scientific acceptance, first it has to be supported with a number of evidence.

A

True

87
Q

What is the development that assisted humans in their journeys?

A

Navigation

88
Q

It helped improve communications between people at a distance

A

Telephone

89
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It is used four water vessels lined up vertically that produce sound. It was utilized by Plato to signal the start of his lecture.

A

Alarm Clock

90
Q

What does the Greek word techne mean?

A

art or skill

91
Q

Quarantine was derived from the Latin word…

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quaranta giorni, means 40 days

92
Q

It was first developed by the Sumerians. In Mesopotamian Period, it was developed with the same technology that they used in making the sun-baked bricks that they laid on the grounds.

A

Roads

93
Q

It was considered to be the age of machine tools

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19th century

94
Q

It is a device that converts sound and electrical waves into audible relays and is used for communication

A

Telephone

95
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It is a swift walker with wooden wheels and you push it with your feet; you also stop it with your feet. This helped people get around faster and not have to use horses.

A

Bicycle

96
Q

One of the most visual contributions of the ancient Roman Empire.

A

Roman Architecture

97
Q

It is the first long-distance wireless communication and it is a wireless radio which is named the start of broadcasting.

A

Transatlantic Telegram

98
Q

Who invented the credit card?

A

Frank McNamara

99
Q

It utilizes gravity that affects the flow of water from one vessel to the other.

A

Water Clock or Clepsydra

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