Science Flashcards
The systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the testing of theories against the evidence obtained.
Science
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
Technology
A community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests.
Society
The stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.
Civilization
Refers to the profound shifts in thinking that took place in 17th and 18th century Europe during the Enlightenment era. It was marked byan emphasis on reason, science, individualism, and advancing knowledge.
Intellectual Revolution
Began in the 16th century and continued through the 18th century associated with Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Boyle, Newton and many others, which in effect created modern science.
Scientific Revolution
A Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Heused the concept ofa tree of lifein the context of the theory of evolution to illustrate that all species on Earth are related and evolved from a common ancestor.
Charles Darwin
An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.
Sigmund Freud
Demonstrated the effectiveness of competition and provided a defense of capitalism.
Darwinism
An inevitable outcome of three principles: most characteristics are inherited, more offspring are produced than are able to survive, and offspring with more favorable characteristics will survive and have more offspring than those individuals with less favorable traits.
Natural Selection
An abstract concept that refers to that which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level, information pertains to the interpretation (perhaps formally) of that which may be sensed, or their abstractions.
Information
Also known as thecomputer age, digital age, silicon age, new media age, media age, or third industrial revolution is a historical period that began in the mid-20th century.
Information Age
It has led to a decrease in the cost of transmitting information, making it more accessible and increasing its diffusion.
Information Revolution
As a cultural area, It is defined by a mosaic of cultural traits developed and shared by its indigenous cultures.
Mesoamerica
It is the most important era in the human history important scientific revolution that happened in Mesoamerica were theirbelief in the cycles of planets and celestial beings like the sun, and the moon; they also built observatories which helped in their agricultural and architectural calculations.
Mesoamerican Revolution
Essentiallyan industrial revolution that took place in the 19th century where most countries fell victim to the imperialistic actions of European industrialized nations.
Asian Revolution
Itmay refer to: Algerian revolution or Algerian war (1954–62), Angolan war of independence or Angolan revolution (1961–74,) Egyptian revolution of 1919.
African Revolution
