part 2 Flashcards
they divided the year into 12 months
india in middle ages
addtionally created metallurgy
india middle ages
also known as ayurvedic medicine
ayurveda
square root and linear equations
indians
italian master navigator
christopher columbus
produced exquisite ceramics
the mayans
created limestone pyramids to showcase their mastery of architecture
the mayans
their solar calendar is the most notable of these discoveries
the mayans
another pre columbian civilization in america
the aztecs
they have bizarre custom of human sacrifice is another controversial tradition
the aztecs
used a more sophisticated farming technique called terrace farming
the incas
used basic anesthetics like cocaine, tobacco and alcohol to ease discomfort
the incas
radical change in scientific thought that occurred during the 16th and 17th centuries
scientific revolution
very significant in the growth of humans, formulation of scientific ideas and alteration of society
scientific revolution
3 c’s
creativity
curiosity
critical thinking
a polish scholar, proposed that the planets circled around the sun instead of earth
nicolas copernicus
also claimes that the seasons changed because of slow adjustments in the earth’s axis
nicolas copernicus
three laws of planetary motion
johannes kepler
is now most famous for his discoveries
johannes kepler
developed a novel explanation for the behavior of light in the newly invented telescope
johannes kepler