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empirical is from the greek empeirikos meaning

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experienced

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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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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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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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technological advancements arise earlier than scientific discoveries

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the human condition before common era

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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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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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practically difficult for our ancestors because resources are not abundant

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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

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no permanent shelters

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a carbing of a voluptous woman out of ivory stone

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this people in this era credited with inventing the needle for sewing
paleolithic period
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this people in this era also invented containers like pottery and baskets
paleolithic period
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marked the end of the last ice age
mesolithic period
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small stone tools
microliths
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used for digging the ground and stitching clothes
microliths
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switched from hunter or gatherer mode to agriculture and food production
neolithic period
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were able to build permanent shelters and gave them the ability to grow cops
Neolithic period
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people started to develop their control over fire
neolithic period
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88% copper and 12% tin
bronze age
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birth of smelting
bronze age
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discovered by sumerians of mesopotamia
smelting
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the first human soap in human history was created during the
bronze age
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3 main components of soap
cassia oil, water and soluble soap
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lasted roughly from 1500 BCE to 500 BCE
iron age
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where was iron was first smelted from ore
south caucasus
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was valued more highly in iron age than gold
iron
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used as money because of their imprints
coins with lion-themed imprints
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commonly referred to as the Medieval Period
middle ages
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the early middle ages are known as the
dark ages
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in this period very few people had reading and writing skills
middle ages
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a time of enormous advancement in science and invention despite a pervasive fear of death.
middle ages
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the earliest industrialization took place in the production of textiles
middle ages
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iodestone a magnetized stone of iron was used to create the first compasses during what period
han period
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one of the asian nations that prospered at this time
china: middle ages
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the first type of seismograph to identify the existence and direction of an earthquake is the seismoscope
china: middle ages
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has wheelbarrows to transport heavy loads and wagons as well as carriages when they had to travel
china: middle ages