[M1S1] Part 4 Flashcards

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1
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Measures the distance traveled by a vehicle such as a bicycle or automobile

A

Odometer

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Used for the purpose of metal shaping, agriculture and, most importantly, milling, milling of grains which was a necessary form of food processing that time.

A

Perachora wheel

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3
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Study and practice of making maps.

A

Cartography

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4
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was one of the first pioneer cartographers to create a map of the world.

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Anaximander

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5
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Dated back to 776 BC. Greatest sporting spectacles of the modern age. The victors were given olive leaf wreaths or crowns as prizes.

A

Olympics

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6
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The idea of every citizen having equal opportunity and a say in government constitutes the concept of democracy. Was created in ancient Athens, 508 BC

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Democracy

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7
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A Hellenistic engineer and Inventor. Created the Alarm Clock

A

Ctesibius

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8
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An elaborate system of dropping pebbles on to a gong in order to make a sound.

A

Alarm Clock

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9
Q

established by

deductive reasoning.

A

Basic of geometry

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10
Q
disease
was a natural process; that the
signs and symptoms of a disease
were caused by the natural
reactions of the body to the
disease process.
A

Medicine

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11
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discoveries
in the fields of
astronomy, biology, and
physics.

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Discoveries in Modern Science

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