(P) Lesson 1: Historical Antecedents Flashcards
Known as the first writing system
utilizes word pictures an triangular symbols
allowed Sumerians to keep records with historical value
Cuneiform
through this inventions, water was supplied in the city
Irrigation and Dikes
considered as one of the world’s most
beneficial engineering works.
Irrigation and Dikes
commonly used in agricultural process like
milling grains for food processing.
Water mill
the first wheels were not made for
transportation they were made for what??
Pottery
Used in farming
the Plow
The invention of this was very useful
especially during rainy seasons.
Roads
Who invented the first roads?
Sumerians
What are the inventions made during the sumerian civilization?
Cuneiform
Irrigation and Dikes
Water mill
Wheels
Sail Boat
Plow
Roads
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Paper from the egyptian civilizations were made from what?
Papyrus plant
The invention was a major accomplishment in
Egyptian record for keeping and communication.
Paper or Papyrus
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
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
used for both health and aesthetic reasons.
Cosmetics
Period of time of history of new systems,
warfare, education, and religious
conflicts
Middle Age (Medieval)
What do egyptians wear around the eyes to
prevent and even cure eye diseases?
Kohl
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.)
protection from evil and a sign of holiness
Cosmetics
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
→ 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
was derived from the Italian words, quaranta
giorni, which mean 40 days.
Quarantine
separates and restricts the movement of
people who were exposed to a contagious
disease to see if they become sick
Quarantine
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
What are the inventions in egyptian civilization?
Paper or Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
Ink
Cosmetics
Wig
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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
