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1
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empirical is from the greek empeirikos meaning

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experienced

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2
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originally used in medicine for doctors

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science is an empirical field

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now used for any kind of knowledge that comes from experience

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science is an empirical field

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science requires a system so it can work

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science is a systematic field

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scientific method starts with observation

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science is a systematic field

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all studies done in a systematized way are beneficial one way or another

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science is a systematic field

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appropriate use of scientific knowledge through thorough observation enables us to reach the truth

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science covers general truths and facts

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science has a social influence in addition to producing a profit from the very definition of the term

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science is a total societal enterprise

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in general, it refers to a condition of knowing or having information that is sufficiently general

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science

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10
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used to apply existing scientific methods and knowledge drawn from conclusions

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technology is an applied science

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11
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one of the fruits of studies and discoveries in scientific history

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technology

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12
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one of the many applications of science

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technology

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13
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communication was made really quick and easy

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technology is a body of knowledge and skills by which we control and modify the world

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a comprehensive societal effort much like science

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technology is a total societal enterprise

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collection of individuals who share customs, traditions

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society

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the word antecedents refers to something that comes before or something else

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historical antecedents

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17
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technological advancements arise earlier than scientific discoveries

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the human condition before common era

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18
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there was human life before records documented human activity roughly dates form 2.5 million years ago

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the human condition before common era

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19
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they have fire for cooking, tools for hunting and stones for cave drawings

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the human condition before common era

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started at the beginning of human existence until about 3,000 BCE

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stone age

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21
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practically difficult for our ancestors because resources are not abundant

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stone age

22
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human were food gatherers depending on hunting wild animals and birds, fishing and collecting wild fruits

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paleolithic period

23
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no permanent shelters

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nomads

24
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a carbing of a voluptous woman out of ivory stone

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venus

25
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this people in this era credited with inventing the needle for sewing

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paleolithic period

26
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this people in this era also invented containers like pottery and baskets

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paleolithic period

27
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marked the end of the last ice age

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mesolithic period

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small stone tools

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microliths

29
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used for digging the ground and stitching clothes

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microliths

30
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switched from hunter or gatherer mode to agriculture and food production

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neolithic period

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were able to build permanent shelters and gave them the ability to grow cops

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Neolithic period

32
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people started to develop their control over fire

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neolithic period

33
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88% copper and 12% tin

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bronze age

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birth of smelting

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bronze age

35
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discovered by sumerians of mesopotamia

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smelting

36
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the first human soap in human history was created during the

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bronze age

37
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3 main components of soap

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cassia oil, water and soluble soap

38
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lasted roughly from 1500 BCE to 500 BCE

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iron age

39
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where was iron was first smelted from ore

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south caucasus

40
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was valued more highly in iron age than gold

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iron

41
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used as money because of their imprints

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coins with lion-themed imprints

42
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commonly referred to as the Medieval Period

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middle ages

43
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the early middle ages are known as the

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dark ages

44
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in this period very few people had reading and writing skills

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middle ages

45
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a time of enormous advancement in science and invention despite a pervasive fear of death.

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middle ages

46
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the earliest industrialization took place in the production of textiles

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middle ages

47
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iodestone a magnetized stone of iron was used to create the first compasses during what period

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han period

48
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one of the asian nations that prospered at this time

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china: middle ages

49
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the first type of seismograph to identify the existence and direction of an earthquake is the seismoscope

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china: middle ages

50
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has wheelbarrows to transport heavy loads and wagons as well as carriages when they had to travel

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china: middle ages

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