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Science and Technology Flashcards

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“Learning new facts”
“Discoveries”
“Solving Problem”

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Science

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Define Science

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It is the intellectual and practical activities encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiments.

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“Creating”
“Inventing”
“Things that fulfill our needs and desires”
“Perform certain functions”

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Technology

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Define Technology

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It is the application of understanding of natural laws to the solution of practical problems.

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What BCE did S&T in the Ancient time started

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599 BCE

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The Ancient time is divided into 3 periods, enumerate them

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Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic)
Bronze Age
Iron Age

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What time period of S&T is this:

Stone tools have been the first technology or craft

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S&T in the Ancient time

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What time period of S&T is this:

Early tools were some broken pebbles, then improved by flaking pieces of a core, creating distinctive shapes with a single cutting edge. They are made by our direct ancestors (Homo Habilis and Homo Rudolfelis).

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S&T in the Ancient time

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What characterized S&T in the Ancient time?

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This time is characterized by:

(i) Hunting & Gathering
(ii) Use of fire
(iii) Agricultural revolution
(iv) Use of metal instead of tools
(v) Pottery/ ceramic

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What time period of S&T is this:

Civilization began to rise (manufacturing, trading, villages has rules, etc.)

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S&T in the Ancient time

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What BCE did S&T in “Antiquity” started?

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600 through 529 BCE

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What time period of S&T is this:

Started with the rise of the Greek civilization

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S&T in “Antiquity”

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With the rise of Greek civilization, what new things or activities started?

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Developed institutions (The Academy, Lyceum, Museum)

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They were the first to believe that humans could understand the universe using reason alone rather than through mythology or religion.

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The Greek Civilization

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What characterized the S&T in “ Antiquity “?

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This time is characterized by the war between religion and science (Dark Ages)

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What time of S&T is 530 through 1452 BCE?

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S&T in the middle ages

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What happened in the decline of science in Europe and what time of S&T is this?

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The use of currency replaced by barter
Trade ceased entirely
Poverty was endemic
People suffered from wars, piracy, famine, and epidemics 
From S&T in the middle ages
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During the S&T in the middle ages, what was the Chinese philosophy developed?

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The Chinese philosophy developed theories of matter and living beings.

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What time of S&T is this:

Revival of Science started during the last centuries of the first millennium

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S&T in the middle ages

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During the S&T in the middle ages, what happened when the technology revolution took place?

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Vast improvements in communication and transportation

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When did Renaissance and the Scientific revolution take place?

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1453 though 1659

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During the Renaissance and the Scientific revolution, what motivated the smaller communities to find new ways to function?

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The depletion of population in Europe (Black Death)

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Enumerate what happened when the Renaissance and the Scientific revolution took place? There are 7 of them

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New atmosphere encouraged the development of art, science and technology
The state recognized the importance of technology of defense and trade
Kings engaged engineers to improve the fortification and weapons
Technology became fully accepted
Many artists like Leonardo DA Vinci became architect and technologists
Mathematics was introduced into universities which became the basis of the arts and technology
Time of Colonization, adventure, and exploration

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When did the Scientific Revolution started?

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It started with the Publication of the Copernicus’s heliocentric theory and Vesalius’ anatomy.

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Who opposed the Heliocentric theory of Copernicus?

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Both the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church Martin Luther.

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What defended the Copernican System?

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When the church lifted its ban on the publication

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During the Scientific revolution, what did the explorers discovered?

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The explorers discovered a wealth of previously unknown plants and animals

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What did Galileo introduce during the Scientific revolution?

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Galileo introduced the experimentation in Science

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Enumerate last 2 events during the scientific revolution

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Factories operated, patent laws and the stock market began, printed books became the means to spread technological improvements
Design of a machine developed into an art (gadgets)

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What began in 1660 through 1734 BCE

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Scientific Method: Measurements and Communication

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In the study of natural phenomena, what is used as the basis of the scientific method?

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Newton’s Principia

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It is explained by Mathematical laws and is an approach to science not necessarily antagonistic to religion.

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Natural Phenomena

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What took place during the 1660 through 1734 BCE?

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Separation of physics and metaphysics (philosophy)

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Who fought during the separation of physics and metaphysics (philosophy) and what were they fighting about?

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Newton vs. Descartes on gravity

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What became the pillars of scientific activity?

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Observation and Experimentation

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What changed when the observation and experimentation became the pillars of scientific activity?

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Scientists recorded phenomena in terms of numbers

Classification of plants, animals, minerals and fossils became a trend

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What did science become during 1660 through 1734?

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Science became shared activity

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What was the mean of communication during 1660 through 1734?

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Societies and journals (Printing press)

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What took place during the 1735 through 1819 BCE?

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The Enlightment and the Industrial Revolution

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What happened when The Enlightment and the Industrial Revolution took place?

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Emphasizing the reasoning and order

Profound change in philosophical thinking

41
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When did emphasize the reasoning and order began?

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It began with a Linnaean scheme for classifying organisms

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What is mechanical philosophy?

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A belief that all phenomena could be explained by a set of mechanical laws

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There are two philosophies emerged during The Enlightment and the Industrial Revolution, name them. Who reconcile them?

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Empiricism and Rationalism

Emmanuel Kant

44
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What envisioned all existence as continuous

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Great chain of Being

45
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When did the industrial revolution occur?

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18th century

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During the industrial revolution, what changes?

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Development of machine that would make work faster or more efficient

47
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During the industrial revolution, what became the new form of publication?

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Encyclopedia

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What profession during the industrial revolution was one of the great inventions?

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Engineer

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The blooming years of S&T in the 19th century

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1820 through 1894

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What started the S&T in the 19th century?

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It started with the discovery of electromagnetism by Hans Christian Oersled

51
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Enumerate the changes of Science and the teaching of science during the 19th century

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(i) Cell Biology
(ii) Organic Chemistry
(iii) Archeology
(iv) Psychology
(v) Anthropology

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What century, when Science became professional?

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19th Century

53
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When did the Rise of Modern S&T occur?

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1895 through 1945

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What happened when the Rise of Modern S&T took place?

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A large number of scientists
Science became much more of a communal effort
Science started to have an effect on society directly
Science became highly successful in explaining the nature of matter, mechanism of chemical reactions, fundamental process of life, and the general structure of the universe

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