(P) Lesson 1: Historical Antecedents Flashcards by Denica Shealtiel Enage

Known as the first writing system

utilizes word pictures an triangular symbols

allowed Sumerians to keep records with historical value

Cuneiform

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through this inventions, water was supplied in the city

Irrigation and Dikes

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considered as one of the world’s most
beneficial engineering works.

Irrigation and Dikes

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commonly used in agricultural process like
milling grains for food processing.

Water mill

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the first wheels were not made for
transportation they were made for what??

Pottery

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Used in farming

the Plow

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The invention of this was very useful
especially during rainy seasons.

Roads

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Who invented the first roads?

Sumerians

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What are the inventions made during the sumerian civilization?

Cuneiform
Irrigation and Dikes
Water mill
Wheels
Sail Boat
Plow
Roads

CIrriWaSaRP

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Paper from the egyptian civilizations were made from what?

Papyrus plant

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The invention was a major accomplishment in
Egyptian record for keeping and communication.

Paper or Papyrus

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Was invented by by combining soot from
wood smoke and animal fat, thickened with
gelatin from skins of different chemicals to
produce different colors.

Ink

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a system of writing using symbols;

Egyptians believed that this writing system was
provided by their Gods

was the language that tells the modern world
of the history and culture of the Ancient
Egyptians.

most commonly seen inside the pyramids.

Hieroglyphics

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used for both health and aesthetic reasons.

Cosmetics

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Period of time of history of new systems,
warfare, education, and religious
conflicts

Middle Age (Medieval)

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What do egyptians wear around the eyes to
prevent and even cure eye diseases?

Kohl

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Three major periods of Middle Age

o Dark ages / Early Middle Ages
(401- 1000 A.D./C.E.)
o High Middle Ages (1001 – 1300
A.D./C.E.)
o Late Middle Ages (1301 – 1500
A.D./C.E.)

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protection from evil and a sign of holiness

Cosmetics

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worn for health and wellness rather than
aesthetic purposes.

used to protect the shaved heads of the
wealthy Egyptians from the harmful rays of the
sun.

considered cleaner than natural hair.

Wig

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→ windmills were used to harness the power of
the wind to generate useful energy for humans
→ it is also used to pump water from a well and
traditionally used for processing grains

Water and Windmills

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was derived from the Italian words, quaranta
giorni, which mean 40 days.

Quarantine

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separates and restricts the movement of
people who were exposed to a contagious
disease to see if they become sick

Quarantine

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a machine by which text and images are
transferred to paper or other media by means of using ink, using a method known as block
printing, in which wooden blocks are coated with ink and pressed to sheets of paper.

Printing Press

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What are the inventions in egyptian civilization?

Paper or Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
Ink
Cosmetics
Wig

PaCHIW

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this became known as a “movable type machine”, since the metal block letters could be moved around to create new words and sentences

Printing Press

Known as the birthplace of western philosophy Contributed much to the world especially in the fields of science and technology.

Greek civilization

invented by the ancient Greeks which purpose is to stop or when to stop an individual Plato utilized this to signal the start of his lecture used four water vessels lined up vertically

Alarm Clock

→ functions: - medium of exchange: it is used for transaction-related purposes of goods and services - store of value: money must hold its value over time, in order to be a medium of exchange - unit of account: providing common measure of the value of goods and services

Paper Money

utilizes gravity that affects the flow of water from one vessel to the other

Water clock or Clepsydra

→ functions: - to improve the vision of people who have vision problems - it corrects the focus of the eyes - it helps us to see better

Eyeglasses

one of the major contributions of the Romans

Newspaper

contain announcements of the Roman Empire to the people

Gazettes

From where did Eyeglasses originate from?

Italy

→ a device used to determine the cardinal points of the Earth, namely North, South, East, and West → was vitally important to the sailors and navigators since the days of classical antiquity

Compass

documenting historical events and newly legislated laws

Bound books or Codex

→ establishments that primarily serve coffee → also served as hubs for exchanging ideas and conducting business in the Middle Ages

Coffee Houses

→ establishments that primarily serve coffee → also served as hubs for exchanging ideas and conducting business in the Middle Ages

Coffee Houses

What materials does the codex compose of?

papyrus = pages of books animal skin = cover of books

- a source of energy that can produce rotary motion (a driving weight) - a regulator: a pendulum measures time precisely and without variations; the escapement system, linked to the pendulum enables control of the rate of energy release

Mechanical clock

What are the inventions of the roman civilization?

Water clock or clepsydra Newspaper Codex Roman Architecture CRoWN

→ functions: - to turn and break up soil - to bury crop residues - to help control weed growth → turned European agriculture and economy on its best

Heavy Plough

one of the most visual contribution of the ancient Roman Empire continuing the legacy of the Greek architecture due to its resemblances.

Roman architecture

Considered to be the oldest civilization in Asia, if not, the world Famous among other civilizations because of its silk trade

Chinese civilization

- we still use this today in grenades, rockets, guns, etc. - usually, it is used for military purposes to defend our country

Gunpowder

naturally produced by silkworms

Silk

naturally produced by silkworms

Silk

Originally focused at a goal to create an elixir that cause immortality, but instead became the source of bullet propellant for most gun weaponry and fireworks to date.

Black powder

A semiconductor device made up of galium arsenide phosphide that emits visible light when an electric current passes through it. The output can range from red to blue-violet according to its wavelength

LED Light

Who invented LED Light?

Nick Holonyak (1962)

who invented paper in chinese civilizations?

Cai Lun (202 BCE – 220 CE)

Radiologic way of forming images of the anatomy and physiological processes of the human body in both health and disease.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI)

Who invented Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI)?

Raymond Vahan Damadian

What is the event wherein the Chinese were defeated, two Chinese prisoners have leaked the secrets to making paper. A paper mill was soon established and many?

Battle of Talas

Device that converts sound and electrical waves into audible relays, and is used for communication

Telephone

Who invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

With this prototype, his students could compute in a few hours what otherwise had taken days to accomplish

Touch Sensitive Devices

Who invented Touch Sensitive Devices?

Samuel G. Hurst

allows you to borrow cash. A customer could eat without cash at any restaurant that would accept Diners Club credit cards.

Credit Card

What are the inventions in the chinese civilizations?

Silk Black Powder Paper

Invented credit cards

Frank McNamara

Period of time of history of new systems, warfare, education, and religious conflicts

Middle age or medieval

It was like a scooter with wooden wheels and you push it with your feet; you also stop it with your feet.

Bicycle

Who invented Bicycle?

Comte de Several

3 periods in middle ages

Dark ages / Early Middle Ages High Middle Ages Late Middle Ages

To give a replacement arm to those who lost their arm from an accident, disease, or war

Bionic Arm (Biosprosthetics)

Who invented bioprosthetics?

David Gow

used to harness the power of the wind to generate useful energy for humans also used to pump water from a well and traditionally used for processing grains became very popular in the Early Middle Ages allows people to harness energy from natural resources like rivers and wind.

Windmill

was derived from the Italian words, quaranta giorni, which mean 40 days.

Quarantine

This is also considered to be the first “production” vehicle and also the first modern vehicle

Benz Patent Motorwagon

separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick to stop or limit the spread of disease

Quarantine

Who invented Benz Patent Motorwagon?

Karl Benz

a machine by which text and images are transferred to paper or other media by means of using ink, using a method known as block printing, in which wooden blocks are coated with ink and pressed to sheets of paper.

Printing press

turn digital files containing three-dimensional data- whether created on a CAD or CAM program, or from a 3D scanner-into physical objects

3D Printing

Who invented 3D printing?

`Charles W. Hull

It is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet

World Wide Web

made the very first printed book

Gutenberg

what was the very first printed book?

the Bible

Who invented World Wide Web?

Tim Berners Lee

it is used for transaction-related purposes of goods and services money must hold its value over time, in order to be a medium of exchange providing common measure of the value of goods and services

Paper money

First long-distance wireless communication and it is a wireless or radio

Transatlantic Telegram

Who invented Transatlantic Telegram?

Guglielmo Marconi (google mo)

a technology that uses radio waves to provide network connectivity; helped improve communications between people at a distance

Wi-Fi

Used as a medium of exchange, store of value, and unit of account

Paper Money

to improve the vision of people who have vision problems it corrects the focus of the eyes it helps us to see better

Eyeglasses

a device used to determine the cardinal points of the Earth,namely North, South, East, and West was vitally important to the sailors and navigators since the days of classical antiquity

Compass

establishments that primarily serve coffee also served as hubs for exchanging ideas and conducting business in the Middle Ages

Coffee Houses

a source of energy that can produce rotary motion (a driving weight) a pendulum measures time precisely and without variations; the escapement system, linked to the pendulum enables control of the rate of energy release graduations and needles (“hands”) provide access to the measured information.

Mechanical clock