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Historical Antecedents Flashcards

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In this time period people were concerned with transportation and navigation, communication, and record keeping etc.

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ANCIENT TIMES

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Significant during ancient times because people were trying to go places and discover new horizons

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TRANSPORTATION

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Assisted them during their journeys to unfamiliar and strange areas in the world during ancient times

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NAVIGATION

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Was also essential in their endeavors to discover and occupy new places.

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COMMUNICATION

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Was also important since they needed to remember the places they had been to and document the trades they made with each other

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RECORD-KEEPING

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Where is sumeria located?

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On the southernmost tip of mesopotamia

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What are sumerians known for

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They are known for their high degree of cooperation and their desire for great things

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First writing system (word pictures and triangular symbols)

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CUNEIFORM

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First true city in the world

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URUK CITY

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What is Uruk city made of

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Mud/clay

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Mountain of God
Sacred place of their chief God
Only priest are allowed to enter

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THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR

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What is the great ziggurat of ur made of

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sun baked bricks

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Sumerian religion

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POLYTHEISM

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The central temples known as ___ were not only religious but also administrative and economic hubs

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ZIGGURATS

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The central temples known as ___ were not only religious but also administrative and economic hubs

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ZIGGURATS

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Were essential in transportation and trading as well as in fostering culture, information, and technology

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SAILBOATS

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Made for farm work and food processes

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WHEEL

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A seed sowing machine that could plant seeds more quickly and evenly than sowing by hand

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THE PLOW

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It was built to transport the mighty armies of mesopotamia

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ROADS

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Were one of the wonders of the ancient world listed by hellenic culture. Described as a remarkable feat of engineering

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THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

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Was the chief writing material in ancient Egypt

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PAPER OR PAPYRUS

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Ancient Egyptians distinctive script

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HIEROGLYPHICS

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They signaled high rank in ancient Egypt

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WIGS

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Is a timepiece by which time is regulated flow of liquid into or out of a vessel

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WATER CLOCK/ CLEPSYDRA

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Plato was believed to have utilized this to signal the start of his lecture

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ALARM CLOCK

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Commonly used in agricultural processes like milling of grains which was a necessary form of processing during greek civilization

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WATER MILLING

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Contained announcements of the roman empire to the people

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NEWSPAPER

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Julius Caesar started the tradition of stacking up papyrus to form pages of a book

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BOUNDBOOKS OR CODEX

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One of the things that connected far east china to the world

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SILK

30
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Is a beverage produced by pouring hot or boiling water over dried or crushed tea leaves

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TEA PRODUCTION

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Largest and most extensive infrastructures that the nation built. Built by Shi Huang Ti

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GREAT WALL OF CHINA

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Is widely used to propel bullets from guns and cannons

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GUNPOWDER

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Invented to address the need for publishing books that would spread information to many people at a faster rate

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PRINTING PRESS

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WHAT ARE THE INVENTIONS FROM ANCIENT TIMES

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TRANSPORTATION
NAVIGATION
COMMUNICATION
RECORD-KEEPING
CONSERVATION OF LIFE

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WHAT ARE THE INVENTIONS FROM SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION (11)

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CUNEIFORM
URUK CITY
THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR
POLYTHEISM
TEMPLES
IRRIGATION AND DIKES
SAILBOATS
WHEEL
THE PLOW
ROADS
HANGING GARDEN OF BABYLON

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WHAT ARE THE INVENTIONS FROM EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION (7)

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PAPER OR PAPYRUS
INK
HIEROGLYPHICS
COSMETICS
PERFUMES
WIGS
WATER CLOCK/CLEPSYDRA

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WHAT ARE THE INVENTIONS FROM EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION (7)

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PAPER OR PAPYRUS
INK
HIEROGLYPHICS
COSMETICS
PERFUMES
WIGS
WATER CLOCK/CLEPSYDRA

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WHAT ARE THE INVENTIONS FROM GREEK CIVILIZATION (6)

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ALARM CLOCK
WATER MILL
NEWSPAPER
BOUND BOOKS/CODEX
ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
ROMAN NUMERALS

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WHAT ARE THE INVENTIONS FROM CHINESE CIVILIZATION (4)

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SILK
TEA PRODUCTION
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
GUNPOWDER

40
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WHAT ARE THE INVENTIONS FROM MEDIEVAL/MIDDLE AGES (4)

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PRINTING PRESS
MICROSCOPE
TELESCOPE
WAR WEAPONS

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WHAT ARE THE INVENTIONS FROM MODERN TIMES (3)

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PASTEURIZATION
TELEPHONE
CALCULATOR

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WHAT ARE THE INVENTIONS FROM PHILIPPINES

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SALAMANDER AMPHIBIOUS TRICYCLE
SALT LAMP
MOSQUITO TRAP SYSTEM

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The Sumerians established several independent city-states, including

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Ur, Uruk, and Lagash

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who are the three major deities in sumerian civilization

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Anu (the sky god), Enlil (god of wind and storms), and Inanna (goddess of love and war).

45
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The first newspapers, known as

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gazettes

46
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he started the tradition of stacking up papyrus to form pages of a book

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Julius Caesar

47
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who built the great wall of china

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Shi Huang Ti

48
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he was able to invent the printing press, a more reliable way of printing using cast type.

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Johann Guttenberg

49
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he was able to develop the first compound microscope.

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Zacharias Janssen

50
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a French biologist , microbiologist and chemist invented pasteurization.

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Louis Pasteur

51
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he was able to invent kerosene by refining petroleum.

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Samuel M. Kier

52
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The development of the telephone by

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Alexander Graham Bell

53
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Sustainable Alternative Lightning (SALT lamp)
Invented by a Filipina named

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Aisa Mijeno

54
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a Filipino pediatrician and the first Asian woman admitted into Harvard Medical School, devised a medical incubator made from indigenous and cheap materials which did not run on electricity.

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Dr. Fe del Mundo

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