PRELIMINARY EXAM Flashcards
The developments in _____ are not just products of people’s imagination, they are also brought about by gradual improvements to earlier works from different time periods.
A. Our society
B. Science and Technology
C. Technology
D. Science
Science and Technology
This was significant during ancient time because people were trying to go to places and discover new horizons. They traveled to search for food and find better locations for their settlements. They also traveled to trade their surplus in exchange for things that they lacked.
A. Road
B. Transportation
C. Communication
Transportation
People who walks with their feets to wonder and travel.
A. Traveller
B. Wanderer
C. Rover
Wanderer
assisted them in their journeys to unfamiliar and strange areas in the world. It allowed them to return home after they discovered new places or completed an important trade with another group of people
A. Navigation
B. Compass
C. Roads
D. Maps
Navigation
essential in their endeavors to discover and occupy new places. They needed a way to communicate with the natives of the areas they visited so as to facilitate trade and present possible conflicts
A. Transportation
B. Internet
C. Communication
Communication
was also important since they needed to remember the places they had been to and document the trade they made with each other
A. Book keeping
B. Record keeping
C. Documentation
Record keeping
allowed humans to build structures that would address their specific needs and wants. Some of the structures built during the ancient times still exist today and continually awe people
A. Engineering Field
B. Architecture
C. Weapons and Armors
D. Communication
Engineering Field
important as well in the discovery of new places or the establishments of new alliances with other tribes. At the time, there was also a risk of conflict when people meet others with different culture and orientations
A. Architecture
B. Weapons and Armors
C. Engineering Field
D. Communication
Weapons and Armors
others might see this as a mere style, but during the ancient times, elaborate architectural designs were signs of technological advancement of a particular civilization. In generation to come, architecture would be considered a status symbol among nations
A. Engineering Field
B. Architecture
C. Communication
D. Weapons and Armors
Architecture
located on the southernmost tip of ancient Mesopotamia. They are known for high degree cooperation with one another and desire for great things
A. Sumeria
B. Egypt
C. Babylon
D. Greece
Sumeria
located in North Africa
A. Sumeria
B. Egypt
C. Greece
D. Babylon
Egypt
It emerged near the Tigris and Emphrates Rivers
A. Sumeria
B. Babylon
C. Egypt
D. Greece
Babylon
This civilization was perceived to be the youngest political and social enity in the west. It was considered to be the cradle of politics and governance during that period. Because it is so large, other civilizations looked up to it as their model in terms of legislation and codified laws aside from their contributions in politics, a lot of discoveries and inventions still relevant today can be attributed to them.
A. Egyptians Civilization
B. Greek Civilization
C. Roman Civilization
D. Chinese Civilization
Roman Civilization
an archipelago in the southernmost part of Europe. Known as the birthplace of western philosophy
A. Greece
B. Egypt
C. Rome
D. China
Greece
oldest civilization in Asia.
Also known as the middle kingdom.
Located on the far east of Asia.
It was famous among other ancient civilization because of its silk trade
A. Greek Civilization
B. Chinese Civilization
C. Sumerian Civilization
D. Roman Civilization
Chinese Civilization
great builders, engineerings and architects
A. Babylonians
B. Romans
C. Chinese
D. Greeks
Babylonians
Many stories tell about the engineering feats of the _____, especially regarding the infrastructure established by the pharaohs. Aside from engineering technology, the _____ have contributed other practical things that the world now consider as essential
A. Greeks
B. Egyptians
C. Babylonians
D. Chinese
Egyptians
Some of the major achievements of the ____ include in depth works on philosophy and mathematics. More than coliseums and the olympics. It has contributed much to the world especially in the field of science and technology
A. Greeks
B. Babylonians
C. Chinese
D. Romans
Greeks
developed by Chinese alchemists who aimed to achieve immortality. They mixed charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate. Widely used to propel bullets from guns and cannons which cause countless deaths
A. Silk
B. Tea
C. Gun powder
Gun powder
man-made structure that could be seen from outer space. Said to be the largest and most extensive infrastructure that the nation built. Constructed to keep foreign invaders and control the borders of china. Made with stone, brick, wood, earth, and other materials, it showcased the extent of Chinese engineering at the same time
A. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
B. Great Pyramid of Giza
C. Great wall of china
Great wall of china
one of the things that connected far east china to the world. This also opened China to the outside world, making way for cultural, economic and scientific exchanges. It is bridged the gap between the western world and the middle kingdom
A. Tea
B. Silk
C. Gun powder
Silk
a beverage produced by pouring hot or boiling water over crushed/shredded dried tea leaves. It was believed that the first ____ was drunk by a Chinese emperor. It was developed when an unknown chinese inventor created a machine that was done using wheel-based mechanism attached to a wooden/ceramic pot
A. Tea production
B. Coffee Production
C. Cocoa Production
Tea production
1st newspaper was known as ___.
A. Papyrus
B. Gazettes
C. Codex
Gazettes
easier for civilization to write down everything that happened in their time. Julius Caesarstarted the tradition of stacking up papyrus to form pages of a book
A. Record keeping
B. Papyrus
C. Round books/codex
Round books/codex
contained announcements of the roman empire to the people. Made before the invention of paper, these gazettes were engraved in metal or stone tablets and then publicly displayed. When paper was invented it became easier for Romans to “publish” matters that needed attention for romans citizens.
A. Newspaper
B. Codex
C. Record keeping
Newspaper
most visual contribution of the ancient Rome Empire. Their known architecture were churches, cathedrals and basilicas, aqueducts, coliseums, amphitheaters, and residential houses
A. Egyptian architecture
B. Roman architecture
C. Greek architecture
Roman architecture
He started the tradition of stacking up papyrus to form pages of a book
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Robert Hooke
C. Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
these old systems could not keep up with high calculation requirements. Romans devised their own number system specifically to address the need for a standard counting method that would meet their increasing communication and trade concerns
A. Cuneiform
B. Roman Numerals
C. Hieroglyphics
Roman Numerals
most utilized gadgets today. Plato used his own version of ____ where he used four water vessels lined up vertically
A. Alarm clock
B. Water mill
C. Water clocks/clepsydra
Alarm clock
used in agricultural processes like milling of grains which was a necessary form of food processing. Because milling was possible by the use of ____, mass production of rice, cereals, flours, and the like became common. It only required access to rivers/flowing water where a mechanism of a large wheel with small buckets of water attached to it could be installed
A. Wind Mill
B. Wheel
C. Water Mill
Water Mill
He used his own version of alarm clocks where he used four water vessels lined up vertically
A. Leonardo Da Vinci
B. Plato
C. Aristotle
D. Socrates
Plato
it is a structure made up of layers upon layers of garden that contains several species of plants, trees, and vines. According to legends, the great babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II built the gardens for his wife, Queen Amytis. However, no physical evidences has been found to prove its existence
A. Great Pyramid of Giza
B. Great Wall of China
C. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
a great wonder not only because it is considered to be the first true city in the world but also the way it was erected. The construction is a big challenge to them. They made the city using only mud/clay from the river, mixed with reed, producing sun-baked bricks
A. Uruk City
B. Great Ziggurat of Ur
C. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Uruk City
first writing system. A system that utilizes word pictures and triangular symbols which are carved on clays. It allowed sumerians to keep records of things with great historical values
A. Hieroglyphics
B. Cuneiform
C. Indus Script
Cuneiform
to have faster and easier travel. Sumerians developed the first ____. The flow of traffic became faster and more organized. They used sun-baked bricks that they laid on the ground
A. Map
B. Navigation
C. Road
Road
invented to dig earth at a faster pace, as the ____ breaks the ground, the farmer would just drop the seed.
A. Plow
B. Wheel
C. Irrigation and Dikes
Plow
made for farm work and food processes. With this, production was made easier. Farmers were able to mill grains with less time
A. Wheel
B. Irrigation and Dikes
C. Plow
Wheel
main mode of transportation was through waterways such as rivers and seas. It was used to carry large quantities of products and were able to cover large distanced
A. Ships
B. Sail Boats
C. Steam Boats
Sail Boats
sumeria built this to bring water to farmlands and at the same time to control the flooding of the river. This method was considered as one of the world’s most beneficial engineering works
A. Wheel
B. Irrigation and Dikes
C. Roads
Irrigation and Dikes
known as mountains of God, was built in the same manner that they constructed the city of uruk. served as a sacred place of their chief God where only their priest were allowed to enter
A. Uruk City
B. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
C. The Great Ziggurat of Ur
The Great Ziggurat of Ur
earlier contributions of Egyptian civilization. Egypt was not the first to develop a system of writing. They were able to make writing easier for the world. Before Egyptians’ innovations, clay tablets were a major problem. Clay tablets were very heavy and delicate to handle. _____ was a plant that gown along Nile river that they produce thin sheets so they can write on it
A. Codex
B. Paper/Papyrus
C. Ink
Paper or papyrus
when the Egyptians invented papyrus. Engraving ceased to be used in writing. It is used to record history, culture, and codified laws. It must be tamper proof so that people could not comply tinker with those written down by authorities. They invented _____ combining soot with different chemicals to produce inks in different colors.
A. Ink
B. Clepsydra
C. Cosmetics
Ink
Papyrus was a plant that gown along ____ that they produce thin sheets so they can write on it
A. Tigris river
B. Emphrates river
C. Nile river
Nile river
system of writing using symbols, believed that this writing system was provided to them by their gods. It was the language that tells the modern world of the history and culture of the ancient egyptians
A. Cuneiform
B. Hieroglyphics
C. Chinese Symbols
Hieroglyphics
for both health and aesthetic reasons. They wear Kohl around the eyes to prevent and cure eye diseases. Believed that they are protected from evil and it is a sign of holiness
A. Cosmetics
B. Wig
C. Clepsydra
Cosmetics
enhance the appearance of people who are balding or those who want to try a new style. For health and wellness rather than for aesthetic purposes. To protect shaved heads of the wealthy egyptians from harmful rays of the sun, moreover considered cleaner than natural hair because it prevented the accumulation of head lice
A. Cosmetics
B. Kohl
C. Wig
Wig
created by mixing soot/malachite with mineral galena. They wear ________ around the eyes to prevent and cure eye diseases.
A. Spectacle Lens
B. Kohl
C. Wig
Kohl
utilizes gravity that affects the flow of water from one vessel to another. Widely used as timekeeping devices during the ancient times
A. Alarm clock
B. Water clocks/clepsydra
C. Water mill
Water clocks or clepsydra
done by thousands of slaves, peasants, and prisoners of war using their bare hands, ropes, and sledges. Still stand today as an evidence of scientific and technical skills in geometry, engineering, architecture and manpower management
A. Great Wall of China
B. Uruk City
C. Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid of Giza
Known as the Dark Age
A. Ancient times
B. Medieval or middle age
C. Modern times
Medieval or middle
period of colonization and adventure. There is a war between religion and science. The start of the ________ was marred by massive invasions and migrations. Wars were prevalent during this time, as such, great technology was needed in the fields of weaponry, navigation, mass food and farm production, and health. The wars have resulted in population decline but during the latter part, there was a rise in population
A. Ancient times
B. Medieval or middle age
C. Modern times
Medieval or middle
replaced the magnifying glasses in terms of usage, to view small letters on writings
A. Cosmetics
B. Spectacle lens
C. Trebuchet
Spectacle lens
important advance in navigation because it allowed mariners to determine their direction even if clouds obscured their usual astronomical cues such as the North Star. It uses a magnetic needle that can turn freely so that it always points to the north pole of the Earth’s magnetic field. Knowing where north is allows the other directions to be determined as well.
A. Map
B. Navigation
C. Magnetic compass
D. Trebuchet
Magnetic compass
