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LESSON 1 Flashcards

1
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it is the interaction of science, technology, and social, political, and economic context

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science, technology, and society

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2
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human successes:

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  • the wheel
  • the compass
  • the internal combustion engine
  • the penicillin
  • the internet
  • the telephone
  • the printing-press
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3
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when was the wheel created?

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3500 BC

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4
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it started when they wanted to connect a non-moving material with a rolling cylinder

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the wheel

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5
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it is invented by the Chinese during 9th to 11th century

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the compass

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6
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the first compass was made of?

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Lodestone

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7
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it is a naturally-magnetized iron ore

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lodestone

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8
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because of this material, the sea of trade was expanded and it led to the Age of Discovery

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the compass

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9
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when was the internal combustion engine made?

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19th century

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10
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how does a combustion engine move?

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combustion of fuel releases a high-temperature gas that expands and applies force to the piston, making it move

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11
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the combustion engine converts chemical energy into

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mechanical work

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12
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when was the printing press?

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1940

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13
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who invented the printing press?

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Johannes Gutenberg

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14
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what was the ink used in printing-press?

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linseed oil and soot

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15
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when was the telephone?

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1876

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16
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who made the telephone?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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17
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it revolutionized global business and communication

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the telephone

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18
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when was penicillin?

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1928

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19
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who invented penicillin?

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Alexander Fleming

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20
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what was the mold in the petri dish of Fleming called?

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Fungus Penicillium

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21
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the penicillin was advertised and mass-produced by?

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1944

22
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when was the internet?

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1960s

23
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who invented the first Internet?

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team of computer scientist working for the US Defense Department’s ARPA

24
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what was the predecessor of the internet called?

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ARPANET

25
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what does ARPA stand for?

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Advance Research Project Agency

26
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this is the mode of data transmission used by the Internet

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Packet Switching

27
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the internet is also known as

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information superhighway

28
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we have degraded the natural world

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ethical dilemma

29
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advanced countries vs. countries at disadvantage

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disparities in human well-being

30
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military weapons in each country

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social and cultural conflicts

31
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threats to human survival

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nuclear weapons and chemical and biological warfare

32
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when was nuclear weapons invented?

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1945

33
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ecofriendly technologies

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solar energy
geothermal energy
wind dower

34
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it lasted for 3.4 million years

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stone age

35
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uses stones and bones and woods era

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stone age

36
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this period is where fire is first discovered and clothing is first invented

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stone age

37
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it is the age part of the stone age where they learned to make leather from animal skin

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paleolithic age

38
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most advance metal-working and implements made from pure copper during 3300-2500 BC

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Bronze Age

39
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how do they cast bronze during bronze age?

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they smelt copper and tin from ores and alloying them to cast bronze

40
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they use iron and steel in this era

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iron age

41
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this is a part of the stone age where they learned to domesticate animals so they made clothes out of wool and dye

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Neolithic age

42
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during the stone age they sharpened edges of tools by

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flaking

43
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it is the first era to create technologies by refining, smelting, and casting metal ores

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bronze age

44
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it is the period where dikes were first built to solve annual flooding problem in Egypt and Mesopotamia

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bronze age

45
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during the bronze age, the model of the universe is:

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universe - rectangular box
bottom - slightly concave
top - four peaks of mountains
corners - flat/vaulted

46
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when was the fermentation of drinks in Egypt and Mesopotamia?

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bronze age

47
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who were the first to realized that the dark-silvery rocks poking out of earth can be turned into tools and weapons during 1500 BC?

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Western Africans and Southwestern Asians

48
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it is the most prominent medical procedure during the iron age

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examining pulse

49
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he was known among the medical field during the iron age

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Hippocrates

50
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he was known as the founder of geometry and mathematics during the iron age

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Pythagoras

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