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LESSON 1 - INTELLECTUAL REVOLUTION THAT DEFINED SOCIETY Flashcards

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it was the period of enlightenment when the developments in different fields transformed the views of society about nature

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scientific revolution

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copernicus’ ideas were an example of what is presently called as a

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thought experiment

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3
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copernicus was strongly influenced by a book entitled

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epitome

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he is famous for his theory of evolution

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charles darwin

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darwin joined a five-year voyage through the ?

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HMS beagle

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darwin published a book in 1859 entitled ?

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the origin of species

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he is a famous figure in the field of psychology

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sigmund freud

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freud develop an observational method used to gather data to study human’s inner life called

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psychoanalysis

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it includes the entire area of central america from southern mexico up to the border of south america

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mesoamerica

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one of the famous civilizations that lasted for approximately 2,000 years

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MAYA civilization

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maya people are known for their works in ?

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astronomy

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12
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a mineral mayann used in devising a rainbow of glittery paints

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mica

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13
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first writing system

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mayan hieroglyphics

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they are believed to be one of the first people to produce rubber products

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mayan

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14
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they made scientific ideas considering their limitations as an old civilization

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inca

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system of knotted ropes to keep records that only experts can interpret

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quipu

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in what civilization mandatory education included?

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aztec

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it is the medication used by Aztec that could prevent muscle spasms and relax muscles which could help during surgery

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antispasmodic medication

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form of aztec technology for agricultural farming in which the land was divided into rectangular areas and surrounded by canals

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chinampa

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this enabled aztecs to plan their activities, rituals, and planting season

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aztec calendar

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light narrow boat used for traveling in water systems

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invention of the canoe

21
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huge peninsula surrounded by vast bodies of water and fortified by huge mountains in its northern boarders

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india

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they are known for manufacturing iron and in metallurgical works

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indians

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indian’s ???? is considered to be the best and held with high regard in the whole of roman empire

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iron steel

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system of traditional medicine that originated in ancient india before 2500 BC, that is still practiced as a form of alternative medicine

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ayurveda

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different surgical and other medical procedures famous in ancient india

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susruta amhita

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Aryabhata’s work entitled ?? introduced a number of trigonometric functions, table, techniques as well as algorithm of algebra

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aryabhatiya

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suggested that gravity was a force of attraction, and lucidly explained the use of zero as both a placeholder and a decimal digit, along with the Hindu-Arabic numeral system now used universally throughout the world

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brahmagupta

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example of a medical properties discovered by chineses

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acupuncture

29
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the middle east countries are dominantly occupied by

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muslims

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a period of muslim scholarship is called

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golden age of islam

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muskim mathematician who gave his name to the concept of the algorithm

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Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi

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father of optics

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Ibn al-Haytham

32
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term algebra is derived from

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al-jabr

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some scholars considered ?? to be the “father of chem”

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Jabir ibn Hayyan

34
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??// pioneered the science of experimental medicine and was the first physician to conduct clinical trials

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ibn sina

35
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two most notable books of ibn sina used as standard medicinal texts in both muslim world and europe during the 17th century

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Book of Healing
The Canon of Medicine

36
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known to be a center of alchemy which is known as the medieval forerunner of chem

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egypt

37
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africans used three types of calendars which are

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lunar, solar, stellar (or a combination of the three)

38
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tool for multiplication, division, and simple mathematical calculation

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lebombo bone

39
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considered to be the oldest known mathematical artifact

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lebombo bone

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