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Believed that observation and comparison were necessary to gain knowledge.

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Aristotle

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From what era was it first used/invented- Newspaper

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Ancient

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Used to describe people who are not greatly affected by joy or grief.

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Stoic

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Science is a body of knowledge; Technology is the application and use of scientific knowledge for a specific purpose.

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Both statements are true

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Education is an essential part of social development; Curriculum development is needed to adapt to change.

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Both statements are True

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Deemed important in the medieval era because they regulated daily prayer and work-schedules strictly.

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Mechanical Clock

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Social status was deemed important because of the boost in inequality between people.

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Pre-Spanish Period

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The first schools were established.

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Spanish Colonial Period

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9
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From what civilization was it first originated- Water Mill

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Mesopotamian

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Sigmund Freud was able to change people’s perception of psychology with his theory of psychoanalysis; It explained how human mind works and cure its mild mental illness.

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Both statements are True

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11
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The Agricultural society started.

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Spanish Colonial Period

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12
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Society were led by political leaders (Sultan, Datu) and spiritual leaders (Shaman).

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Pre-Spanish Period

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Copernicus suggested that the center of the solar system was not the Earth; His idea was rejected and he was even persecuted as heretic at that time.

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Both statements are True

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From what era was it first used/invented- Wig

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Ancient

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From what era was it first used/invented- Bicycle

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Modern

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16
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From what civilization was it first originated- Cosmetics

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Egyptian

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From what civilization was it first originated- Newspaper

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Romans

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Ancient Astronomers contributed to the development of Geocentric to Heliocentric model of the universe.

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Copernican Revolution

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From what era was it first used/invented- Quarantine

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Medieval

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From what era was it first used/invented- Telephone

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Modern

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Claudius Ptolemy describes the Earth as the center of the universe with sun, moon, planets and stars revolving around it in a circular orbit.

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Copernican Revolution

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The government created different agencies to fulfill its function of putting the society in order

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Philippines as a Republic

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Johannes Keppler formulated the Three Laws of Planetary Motion.

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Copernican Revolution

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24
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Happiness came from following reason not emotion.

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Stoics

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25
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Hipparchus discovered the wobbling of the Earth.

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Copernican Revolution

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Filipinos had their own government led by a Filipino.

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Philippines as a Republic

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27
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Digital divide has been one of the top issues in this revolution.

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Information Revolution

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28
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A device used to determine the cardinal points of the Earth, namely North, South, East and West.

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Compass

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29
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The American colonial period established public education; It was unsuccessful to be an effective training ground for Filipino scientists.

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Only the first statement is True

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30
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From what era was it first used/invented- Water Mill

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Ancient

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31
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Boulevards and Leisure parks were developed.

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American Period

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32
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In the past, psychology was always classified under philosophy and was considered more of an art rather than science; Freud proved that psychoanalysis can be a clinical method in treating some mental disorders which eventually resulted in classifying psychology as a science.

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33
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From what era was it first used/invented- Eyeglasses

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Medieval

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34
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From what civilization was it first originated- Wheels

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Mesopotamian

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35
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Long distance communication has been widely used since the invention of telegraph

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Information Revolution

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36
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From what era was it first used/invented- LED Light

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Modern

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37
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Ambisyon Natin 2040 aims to prepare the whole country and its people to meet the demands of a technologically driven world and capacitate the people to live in a world driven by science; It is only in the hands of government officials if the
laid out plan will be attained.

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38
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Technology focuses on use and developing house tools.

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Spanish Colonial Period

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39
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Means love of physical pleasures.

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Epicureans

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40
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Tons of information has become available in the world wide web.

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Information Revolution

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41
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Galileo Galilei invented the telescope on which more findings supported the copernican model of the universe.

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Copernican Revolution

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Horticultural society is when people started to establish communities; It is in this type of society that they learned food production and sharing goods to others and treating others equally.

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43
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A device made with two metal parts combined to form a sealed rectangular box, with a single element meniscus fixed focus lens on the front and a loading knob on a side.

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Box Camera

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44
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He rejected the idea of democracy as a form of government.

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Plato

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45
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The study and practice of making maps

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Cartography

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46
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Believed that Philosophers-Kings should rule.

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Plato

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47
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Change in a society became rapid in this revolution which can be seen in all aspects of human life.

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Information Revolution

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48
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A major discovery of ancient Egyptians used for record keeping.

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Papyrus

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49
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The HNRDA framework named four priority areas for research; They are NIBRA, Health, AANR and DRR-CCA.

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Both statements are False

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50
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A topographical and structural model of the mind was developed to explain the sources of human behavior.

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Freudian Revolution

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51
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From what civilization was it first originated- Silk

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Chinese

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52
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It was ideal for ocean travel because the bobbing waves didn’t affect its accuracy.

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Hourglass

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53
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Christianity was spread in the archipelago.

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Spanish Colonial Period

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54
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Taught about learning new things by asking questions.

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Socrates

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55
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Made because their devalued coins were becoming too heavy to carry.

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Paper Money

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56
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Used for metal shaping, agriculture and grinding grain.

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Water Mills

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57
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Start of the industrialized society.

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American Period

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58
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The Spanish Colonization has contributed to the growth of science and technology in the Philippines; They introduced formal education and founded scientific institution.

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Both statements are True

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59
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Charles Darwin is an English naturalist, biologist, and also studied divinity in Cambridge; He developed the theory of evolution theory of evolution by natural selection.

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Both statements are True

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60
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Synthetic material and are made of polymers which are long molecules.

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Plastic

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Nicolaus Copernicus is a Polish mathematician and astronomer; He challenged the Ptolemaic theory which is known as the heliocentric model.

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62
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From what civilization was it first originated- Bound Books or Codex

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Romans

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63
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From what civilization was it first originated- Roads

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Sumerian

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64
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Superstitious beliefs were taught to the people.

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Spanish Colonial Period

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Ambisyon natin 2040 is the current Philippine development plan of the country; It has 3 pillars namely Tapang, Malasakit at Pagbabago.

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66
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He divided all government into 3 basic types.

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Aristotle

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67
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From what era was it first used/invented- Cosmetics

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Ancient

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68
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Taught that government should be fair and just.

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Plato

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69
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Shift from Hunters and Gatherers to Horticultural Society.

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Pre-Spanish Period

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70
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Believed to ward off infections, protect from evil and a sign of holiness.

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Kohl

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71
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Learning in science focuses on the human body, plants and animals.

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Spanish Colonial Period

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72
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Aristarchus proposed the idea that the Sun was the center of the Universe.

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Copernican Revolution

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73
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From what era was it first used/invented- Coffee Houses

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Medieval

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74
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From what era was it first used/invented- Printing Press

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Medieval

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75
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Separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.

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Quarantine

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76
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From what civilization was it first originated- Alarm Clock

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Greek

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77
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From what era was it first used/invented- Sailboat

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Ancient

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78
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Musical instruments were made to be used on traditional gatherings

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Pre-Spanish Period

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79
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The conscious and unconscious mind was explained in comparison to an iceberg.

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Freudian Revolution

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80
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1831 marks the start of a five year mapping expedition with the British Army which was headed by Robert Fitzroy.

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Darwinian Revolution

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81
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From what era was it first used/invented- Papyrus

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Ancient

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82
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Public Education was first made available.

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American Period

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83
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Made by combining soot from wood smoke and animal fat, thickened with gelatin from skins or different chemicals.

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Ink

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84
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Used to turn and break up soil, bury crop residues and help control weed growth.

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Heavy Plough

85
Q

From what era was it first used/invented- Paper Money

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Medieval

86
Q

An experimenting with potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur, as they were trying to find a potion for immortality and was later used in war.

A

Black Powder

87
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From what era was it first used/invented- Windmills

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Medieval

88
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Taught that the way to be happy was to seek out continual physical pleasures.

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Epicureans

89
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Science provides information to develop new technology; It’s always for the benefit of the society.

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Both statements are True

90
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Horticultural society started the increase in food production specially crops and other goods; The increase food production was made possible because of the discovery of fertilizers, plough and other new technology.

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Both statements are True

91
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Used to print objects layer by layer from bottom up.

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3D Printer

92
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Inventor of Bamboo Incubator

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Fe del Mundo

93
Q

Used to measure the position of the stars and planets aside from its use in navigation and travel.

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Astrolabe

94
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Inventor of Quink

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Francisco Quisumbing

95
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Inventor of Erythromycin

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Abelardo Aguilar

96
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Used as a tool to create yarn which also symbolizes freedom of the Indian people.

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Spinning Wheel

97
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Discovered by the ancient ancestors to provide source of lighting and used to create more advanced hunting tools.

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Fire

98
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Inventor of 16 bit microprocessor

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Diosdado Banatao

99
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Used to help people with disabilities to stay active and regain independence especially in rehabilitation.

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Bioprosthetics

100
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Inventor of Videophone

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Gregorio Zara

101
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An experimenting with potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur, as they were trying to find a potion for immortality and was later used in war.

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Black Powder

102
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Made because their devalued coins were becoming too heavy to carry.

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Paper Money

103
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Deemed important in the medieval era because they regulated daily prayer- and work-schedules strictly.

A

Mechanical Clock

104
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A major discovery of ancient Egyptians used for record keeping.

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Papyrus

105
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They invented ___ by combining soot from wood smoke and animal fat, thickened with gelatin from skins or different chemicals to produce ___ of different colors. It must withstand the elements of nature and tamper proof.

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Ink

106
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Initially used in pottery by the ancient Mesopotamians.

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Wheel

107
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the first of the ancient Greeks to draw a map of the known world and as such he is considered to be one of the first cartographers.

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Anaximander

108
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indicates the time of the day and for the sake of hemicycle, it specifies seasons as well as the time of day.

A

Sundial

109
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2000 years old Earthquake Detector: Invented by Chinese
astronomer Zhang Heng in 132 AD.

A

Doomwatch dragons

110
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  • used to protect the skin from the sun (___ was believed
    to repel flies and ward off infections, among other things)

-offer protection against evil (eyes without makeup were thought to be vulnerable to the evil Eye)

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Egyptian Eye Makeup/KOHL

111
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  • used to protect the skin from the sun (___ was believed
    to repel flies and ward off infections, among other things)

-offer protection against evil (eyes without makeup were thought to be vulnerable to the evil Eye)

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Egyptian Eye Makeup/KOHL

112
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Inventor of Printing Press

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Johannes Gutenberg

113
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● To address the need for publishing books that would spread
information to many people at a faster rate

● Also made works accessible to individuals who could not even write

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Printing press

114
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Inventor of Gun Powder

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Ancient Chinese Alchemist

115
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experimenting with potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur, as
they were trying to find a potion for immortality but ended up creating an explosion. It was initially used for fireworks before used in warfare

A

Gun Powder

116
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experimenting with potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur, as
they were trying to find a potion for immortality but ended up creating an explosion. It was initially used for fireworks before used in warfare

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Gun Powder

117
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Inventor of eyeglasses

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Alessandro Della Spina

118
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experimenting with potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur, as
they were trying to find a potion for immortality but ended up creating an explosion. It was initially used for fireworks before used in warfare

A

Gun Powder

119
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-The ground quartz magnifying lenses could help people with
long and short sight

-Used for the treatment of Myopia in the Middle Age

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Eyeglasses

120
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Inventor of Microscope

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Zacharia Janssen

121
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Function or purpose: Humans can see smallest things as wide as a hair, suddenly we saw a new world of living things in our water in our food and etc.

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Microscope

122
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Who first started carrying the paper money.

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Chinese during the Tang dynasty (AD 618-907)

123
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Inventor of Hourglass

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Liutprand (French Monk - 8th Century AD)

124
Q

Used to measure the passage of time

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Hourglass

125
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Inventor of wheelbarrow

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Shu Han, Zhuge Liang

126
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is designed to be pushed and guided by a single person using two handles to the rear or a sail may be used to guide the ancient

_____ by wind. The modern user of the _____ lifts
up the handles and pushes the device forward, using the wheel to lighten the load.

_____ may be used to transport garden soil.

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Wheelbarrow

127
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Inventor of spinning wheel

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James Hargreaves

128
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Inventor of LED (light emitting diode) light

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Nick Holonyak

129
Q

First color of LED lights invented during 1962

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Red

130
Q

Radiologic way of forming images of the anatomy and physiological processes of the human body in both health and disease.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner

131
Q

Inventor of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner

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Raymond Vahan Damadian

132
Q

Inventor of telephone

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Alexander Graham Bell

133
Q

Device that converts sound and electrical waves into audible relays and is used for communication.

A

telephone

134
Q

Who came up with the idea of credit card

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Frank McNamara

135
Q

When does Frank McNamara came up with the idea of credit card

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1949

136
Q

who invented Bionic Arm (Bioprosthetics) in 1993

A

David Gow

137
Q

Who invented 3D printing in 1984

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Charles W. Hull

138
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turn digital files containing three-dimensional data—whether created on a CAD or CAM program, or from a 3D scanner—into physical objects.

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3D printing

139
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Inventor of World Wide Web

A

Tim Berners Lee

140
Q

It is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet.

A

World Wide Web/Internet

141
Q

Inventor of Wi-Fi

A

John O’ Sullivan, Terrence Percival, Diethelm Ostry, John Deane, Graham Daniels

142
Q

A technology that uses radio waves to provide
network connectivity.

A

Wi-Fi

143
Q

was derived from the Italian words “quaranta giorni” which mean 40 days.

A

Quarantine

144
Q

Separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.

A

Quarantine

145
Q

To turn and break up soil
To bury crop residues
To help control weed growth
The most important element in the agricultural revolution.

A

Heavy Plough

146
Q

Who invented the lightbulb

A

Joseph Swan

147
Q

When was the first light bulb invented

A

February 3, 1879

148
Q

It extended the workplace time and helped establish social order after night fall.

A

Light Bulb

149
Q

It helps you travel long distances in a short amount of time.

A

Airplane

150
Q

Who invented the airplane

A

WRIGHT BROTHERS Orville Wright & Wilbur Wright

151
Q

Interconnects the world to share culture and ideas.

A

Internet

152
Q

For what purpose does ARPA invented the internet

A

military purposes

153
Q

-known as the first writing system.
-a system that utilizes word pictures and triangular symbols which are carved on clay using wedge instruments.
-allowed the Sumerians to keep records with historical value.

A

Cuneiform

154
Q
  • Worn for health and wellness rather than for aesthetic purposes.
  • Used to protect the shaved heads of the wealthy Egyptians from the harmful rays of the sun.
  • Considered cleaner than natural hair
A

Wig

155
Q

who developed the technology to harvest the silk and process it to produce paper and clothing.

A

Chinese

156
Q

An “Aeolipile” or a “Hero’s Engine”
A steam turbine

A

Steam Engine

157
Q

who invented the steam engine

A

Heron Alexandrinus

158
Q
  • An ancient Greek analogue computer and orrery used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendar and astrological purposes decades in advance.
  • Could also be used to track the four-year cycle of athletic games
  • It is a complex clockwork mechanism composed of at least 30 meshing bronze gears.
A

Antikythera Mechanism

159
Q

Who invented the Ship/Boat

A

Ancient Egyptians

160
Q
  • Used to transport and fighting ships, and were in use long before western ships that included such features;
  • Used as trade vessels, by explorers, to transport cargo, and as battleships.
A

Ship/Boat

161
Q

Used to carry more load efficiently without exerting much
effort.

A

Wheel

162
Q

When was wheel invented by the Mesopotamians

A

3500 B.C.

163
Q

Was invented with the purpose of tracking time.
Ctesibus made a system of dropping peddles on a gong to make a sound which is the first alarm clock. The dropping peddles were set to end at a specific time.

A

ALARM CLOCK/Water
Clock/Clepsydra

164
Q

Who invented the water clock

A

Ctesibus

165
Q

Inventor of Transatlantic Telegram

A

Guglielmo Marconi

166
Q

First long-distance wireless communication

A

Transatlantic Telegram

167
Q

Who discovered the antibiotics in 1928 (Penicillum Notatum)

A

Alexander Fleming

168
Q

What antibiotics does Alexander Fleming discovered

A

Penicillum Notatum

169
Q

Who invented plastics

A

Leo Hendrik Baekeland

170
Q

When does Leo Hendrik Baekeland invented plastics

A

June 1907

171
Q

Inventor of water Gasoline in 1937

A

Noli Dazo

172
Q

Used as a generator to energize electronic appliances such as airconditioning unit, television, refrigerator, water pump, and
other gadgets and could even start a vehicle.

A

Water Gasoline

173
Q

was composed of two native laundry baskets made of bamboo. Made of different sizes, the baskets were “placed one inside the other.” She would then put hot water bottles all around and between the baskets to regulate the body temperature of babies.

A

Bamboo Incubator

174
Q

Inventor of Erythromycin in 1949

A

Abelardo Aguilar

175
Q

used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria in the respiratory tract including pneumonia, bronchitis, legionnaires disease (a type of lung infection) and pertussis (a serious infection that can cause severe coughing) and Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and other skin infections. Generally, it works by stopping the growth of the bacteria.

A

Erythromycin

176
Q

device that easily enabled distance learning and video
conferencing and also proved helpful for the hearing impaired.

A

Videophone

177
Q

Who invented Luna Rover aka “Moon Buggy” in 1971

A

Eduardo San Juan

178
Q

a battery-powered, four-wheeled rover also used on the moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo program (15, 16, and 17) during 1971 and 1972.

A

Luna Rover aka “Moon Buggy”

179
Q

Who invented the Karaoke in 1976

A

Roberto del Rosario

180
Q

a handy, multi-purpose, compact machine that incorporates an amplifier speaker, one or two tape mechanisms, an optional tuner or radio, and a microphone mixer with features to enhance one’s voice, such as the echo or reverb to simulate an opera hall or a studio sound.

A

Karaoke

181
Q

Who invented the 16-bit Microchip in 1989

A

Diosdado Banatao

182
Q

allowed computer users to use graphics for commands and not the usual typed commands in older computers. It has allowed data processing to be a little faster using very little space,

A

16-bit Microchip

183
Q

Who invented the Plastic to diesel converter in 2007

A

Jayme Navaro

184
Q

one of the great benefits of converting plastic to fuel is that the fuel burns cleaner because of a low sulfur content. It is
estimated that the fuel will be 10-20 percent cheaper because of the low production costs since the raw material is available in such large quantities.

A

Plastic to diesel converter

185
Q

Who invented the Sustainable Alternative
Lighting Lamp (SALT Lamp) in 2015

A

Aisa Mijeno

186
Q

To run the lamp, they will just have to make a salt water
solution. With two tablespoons of salt and one glass of tap
water, the lamp can run for up to eight hours straight.

A

SALT lamp

187
Q

Who invented ANOS FIRE AMBULANCE AND RESCUE VEHICLE (AFARV OR PATRIOT)

A

Alfredo M. Anos Sr.

188
Q
  • A 3 in 1 fire truck, rescue vehicle, ambulance.
  • To help firefighters in their duty and provide first aid to fire victims
A

ANOS FIRE AMBULANCE AND RESCUE VEHICLE

189
Q

Who invented the SALAMANDER AMPHIBIOUS TRICYCLE

A

Atoy Llaves

190
Q

It can travel both in land and water.
To put the country on the global automotive map

A

Salamander Amphibious Tricycle

191
Q

Who invented RESCUE 72

A

Danvic Briones

192
Q

Used for emergency preparedness. A life vest and survival kit in one

A

Rescue 72

193
Q

Who invented the Mango Flowering Spray

A

Ramon Barba

194
Q

Used to increase mango production. A mango flowering inducer.

A

Mango Flowering Spray

195
Q

Who reformed the fundamental concepts in astronomy and said that the Sun as the “center of planetary motions” instead of Earth

A

Nicolas Copernicus

196
Q

Which ideas is the Ptolemaic system/Geocentric system

A

Claudius Ptolemy

197
Q

Proponents of the first geocentric model long before Aristotle at around 380 B.C.

A

Eudoxus of Cnidus

198
Q

Where did Industrial Revolution Start

A

Great Britain

199
Q

What period in the history of humans is considered as the start of the first Industrial Revolution

A

Industrial Revolution

200
Q

What period was considered as the age of machine tools

A

19th century

201
Q

Who are the inventor and founder of Apple Computers

A

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

202
Q

What is a refined plank-built warship that the early Filipinos built

A

Karakoa

203
Q

What made the European visitors come to our country and gave opportunity to Filipinos to study in Europe

A

Suez Canal

204
Q

What primary Research center of the country in 1905

A

Bureau of Science

205
Q

Who amended the constitution to give importance to the advancement of science and technology

A

Ferdinand Marcos

206
Q

What law give incentives and rewards to people who made and impact and is influential in the field of Science and Technology

A

Magna Carta for S&T personnel

207
Q

What made Charles Darwin finally decide to publish his work “On the Origin of Specie”

A

Because of the essay of Wallace

208
Q

Who invented the telegraph

A

Samuel Morse

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