Lesson 2 Flashcards
3,500 BC in the southern region of Mesopotamia (IRAQ)
- They rely on agriculture as the primary source of livelihood.
- Created irrigation system by constructing dikes and canals
to control flooding. - Built large structures from sun-dried bricks made of clay.
- Invented the wheel, sail, and plow improving trade and
farming.
SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION
first formal writing system
called?
cuneiform
- Located in the border of the famous Euphrates and Tigris rivers in Iraq.
- Adopted the Sumerian sexagesimal system. Used a numeral system with 60
as its base, which allowed them to divide circles into 360 degrees. - Used a calendar with alternating 29 and 30 day months. This system
required the addition of an extra month three times every eight years, and
as a further adjustment the king would periodically order the insertion of an
additional extra month into the calendar. (Leap year & Leap month System) - Likewise dig canals and developed earthen dikes to irrigate their crops and
provide water to their livestock. - Showed a remarkable talent in Astronomy, believed that the movement of
the heavenly bodies forecasted some terrestrial events like eclipses. They
kept complete lists of eclipse. Also, Babylonians astronomers compiled lists
of planets and stars.
BABYLONIAN CIVILIZATION
about 5,000 – 3,100 BC in the
Northeastern part of Africa.
- The Nile River provided the necessary water
requirements to support agricultural activities. - Produced a variety of earthen wares and pottery items.
- Worked on metals to produce tools, weapons and agricultural
implements. - Constructed dwellings made of reeds and air-dried mud bricks.
EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION
an Ancient form of writing created by the
Egyptians. They use symbols to represent words.
Hieroglyphics
is an ancient artifact that helps us decode
and understand these meanings.
Rosetta Stone
around 1,100 BC.
- Had a stronger connection with philosophy, and was able to replace the
supernatural beliefs through the concept of a universe that is governed by
laws of nature. Scientific works of wise and gifted Greeks such as Thales,
Socrates, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Archimedes, and Ptolemy served as
foundation and pillars of western civilization.
GREEK CIVILIZATION
also studied geometry and discovered the Pythagorean Theorem
Pythagoras
wrote several books on the subject of geometry called Elements
Euclid
studied animals in great detail and wrote down his observations in a
book called the History of Animals
Aristotle
is often called the “Father of Western Medicine.”
Hippocrates
A mill for grinding grain that is powered by water. The Greeks
invented the waterwheel used to power the mill and the toothed gears used to
transfer the power to the mill.
Watermill
The Greek philosopher Plato may have invented the first __?__ in histor y. He used a water to trigger a sound like an organ at a
certain time.
Alarm Clock
The Greeks invented a type of __?__ where they
would transfer hot air from fires to empty spaces under the floors of temples.
Central Heating
- The Greeks invented the __?__ to help lift heavy items such as blocks
for constructing buildings.
Crane
Invented by Archimedes, the __?__ was an
efficient way to move water up a hill.
Archimedes’ Screw
from 102 – 44 BC
- Stablished a sophisticated system to circulate written news which it
published on “Acta diurnal” which translates to “Daily events”, and also
published the “Acta Senatus” that recorded the proceedings in the
senate. - Were particularly skillful in building infrastructures with a good integrity
and built. - developed infrastructure networks and constructed roads
from Rome to other places in Italy. - Constructed big permanent structures such as domes, colosseum, and
stadiums.
ROMAN CIVILIZATION
*A fine knowledge of geometry was developed here as a result of strict
religious rules for the construction of altars.
*Developed the numbers and decimal notation that the world uses today ,
thus the most influential achievement of Hindu science was the study of
arithmetic.
INDIAN CIVILIZATION
a work containing the detailed explanations on how to
perform all the geometrical operations required to support the religious
procedures regarding the altars. This text also develops mathematical topics
such as square roots and squaring the circle.
Shulba Sutras
The so-called “ __?__” actually originated in India;
about 1,000 years, they appeared in the Rock Edicts of the Mauryan emperor
Ashoka (3rd century BCE), before they are used in Arabic literature.
Arabic Numbers
