Lesson 2 Flashcards
When was the earliest beginning of the discovery of science?
Stone Age
3.3 million years ago, during the Lomekwian era the earliest knapped stone tools were discovered. In what particular place did this happen?
Lake of Turkana in Kenya
The chopper is a tool made out of stone roughly worked on one side and was used for digging and skinning, while the biface is a hand axe used for cutting. In what era were these tools mainly used?
Lower Paleolithic era
In what era was the knife and scraper created?
Middle Paleolithic era
The javelin and needle was created during what Paleolithic era?
Upper Paleolithic era
It is the most important paradigm shift in history that has introduced various scientific breakthroughs. During this time, people had begun to gradually shift from religious beliefs to science based facts. What era being described?
Scientific Revolution
Who is the person that introduced the geocentric model of the universe?
Claudius Ptolemus (2nd c.AD)
What does “geocentric” mean?
The earth is the center of the universe, and every other heavenly matter revolves around it.
Who is the first person to propose the heliocentric model of the universe and was condemned by the church and people upon this theory/discovery?
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543)
What does the term “heliocentric” refer to?
The sun is the center of the universe and other heavenly objects including the earth revolve around it.
Who was the German philosopher who demonstrated the elliptical motion of the planets?
Johannes Kepler (1570–1642)
What did Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) invent that had convinced a lot of people to believe that the universe is indeed sun-centered?
Telescope
He created the Laws of Motion and had these universal laws as the centerpiece of his book “Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.”
Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727)
“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.”
What does this quote by Sir Isaac Newton refer to?
It refers to the usefulness of research and how research can be modified and corrected in order to revolutionize scientific discoveries that will help in the improvement of the society.
In what theory does Natural Selection fall under?
Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
