MODULE 1

Question 1

study of the natural world by collecting data through a systematic process called the scientific method

Answer 1

Science

Question 2

application of science

Answer 2

technology

Question 3

science was originally called?

Answer 3

Philosophy of the natural world

Question 4

first scientists were called?

Answer 4

Philosophers of nature

Question 5

tekhnē meaning?

Answer 5

art or craft

Question 6

logia meaning?

Answer 6

subject or interest

Question 7

a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction

Answer 7

society

Question 8

3 historical antecedents

Answer 8

ancient time, middle/medieval age, modern time

Question 9

6 civilizations during ancient time

Answer 9

summer begr rochs
- sumerian
- babylonian
- egyptian
- greek
- roman
- chinese

Question 10

first writing system, what civilization?

Answer 10

cuneiform, sumerian

Question 11

first true city, what civilization?

Answer 11

uruk, sumerian

Question 12

also called the mountain of God? what civilization?

Answer 12

great ziggurat of ur, sumerian

Question 13

what civilization was the first to use irrigation and dikes?

Answer 13

sumerian

Question 14

used to carry large quantities of products and were able to cover large distances over water, what civilization?

Answer 14

sailboats, sumerian

Question 15

used as a luxurious form
of transportation for the
wealthy, but was also used
for irrigation, pottery making,
and milling, what civilization?

Answer 15

wheel, sumerian

Question 16

first plow called the? what civilization?

Answer 16

ard, sumerian

Question 17

Used to facilitate faster and
easier travel? what civilization?

Answer 17

road, sumerian

Question 18

One of the seven wonders
of the ancient world as listed
by hellenic culture? what civilization?

Answer 18

Hanging garden of babylon, babylonian

Question 19

A roll was usually about
one foot in height and could
be up to 100 feet in length. Used for record-keeping and communication. what civilization?

Answer 19

paper or papyrus, egyptian

Question 20

mixed vegetable gum,
soot and bee wax? what civilization?

Answer 20

ink, egyptian

Question 21

One of the writing systems
used by ancient egyptians to represent their language? breakdown of the word?

Answer 21

hieroglyphics

hiero - holy
glypho - writing

Question 22

were worn for health and
aesthetic reasons. Kohl
around the eyes to prevent
and even cure eye diseases? what civilization?

Answer 22

cosmetics, egyptian

Question 23

used to protect the shaved
heads of the wealthy? what civilization?

Answer 23

wig, egyptian

Question 24

the amount of water
remaining in the device
determines how much
time elapsed since it is full. what civilization?

Answer 24

water clock, egyptian

Question 25

which civilization first invented alarm clocks? what did they use?

Answer 25

egyptian, water and pottery

Question 26

It is for grinding grain by harnessing water which continues identically in use until today, what civilization?

Answer 26

water mill, greek

Question 27

which civilization first invented newspaper? what did they call it? what does that mean?

Answer 27

roman, acta diurna, daily acts

Question 28

which civilization invented bounded book known as codex?

Answer 28

roman

Question 29

devised by romans for standard counting method for their armies

Answer 29

roman numerals

Question 30

processed to produce paper and clothing? what civilization?

Answer 30

silk, chinese

Question 31

a beverage which is important in chinese tradition?

Answer 31

tea

Question 32

is said to be the largest and most extensive infrastructure that the nation built. what civilization?

Answer 32

great wall of china, chinese

Question 33

how long is the great wall of china?

Answer 33

21, 196km or 13. 170mi

Question 34

it was developed by Chinese alchemists who aimed to achieve immortality

Answer 34

gunpowder

Question 35

for mass production of written literature? what age?

Answer 35

printing press, medieval

Question 36

was the key in discovering new means in preventing and curing various illnesses. what age?

Answer 36

microscope, medieval

Question 37

who invented the first compound microscope?

Answer 37

Zacharias Janssen

Question 38

was invented in the fall of 1609 in Venice. who invented it?

Answer 38

telescope, galileo galilei

Question 39

book made by an inventor using the telescope

Answer 39

starry messenger

Question 40

Medieval weaponry can be divided into attacking and defensive, and also into cold weapons and firearms

Answer 40

war weapons

Question 41

in middle ages, consisted of the introduction of the cannon, large tubular firearms designed to fire a heavy projectile over a long distance

Answer 41

mechanical artillery

Question 42

3 mostly used mechanical artillery

Answer 42

trebuchet, catapult, ballista

Question 43

trebuchet uses?

Answer 43

counterweight and rocks

Question 44

catapult uses?

Answer 44

tension and rocks

Question 45

ballista uses?

Answer 45

tension and arrow

Question 46

let horse adapt to rocky terrain, mountains and carry heavier loads

Answer 46

horseshoe

Question 47

It allowed more horse pulling power, such as with the heavy plough

Answer 47

horse collar

Question 48

invented in the middle ages, used for time keeping

Answer 48

hourglass

Question 49

a structure that harnesses the wind to do various labors

Answer 49

wind mill

Question 50

the earliest predecessors of the game originated in 6th century AD in India and spread through Persia and the Muslim world to Europe.

Answer 50

chess

Question 51

mirrors was made by _____ in 1180?

Answer 51

Alexander Neckhan, mirror

Question 52

the process of heating dairy products to kill the harmful bacteria that allow them to spoil faster. what age?

Answer 52

PASTEURIZATION, modern age

Question 53

who invented pasteurization?

Answer 53

Louis Pasteur

Question 54

process used to produce kerosene

Answer 54

Petrolium Refinery, modern age

Question 55

other term for kerosene?

Answer 55

illuminating oil

Question 56

who refined petroleum?

Answer 56

samuel m. kier

Question 57

who invented telephone?

Answer 57

Antonio Meucci