sts Flashcards
a system of classifying ancient ages into groups based on tool development stages.
three-age system
periods of complex technological inventions that eventually replaced human and animal forces
industrial revolution
the period characterized by the change from the traditional industry to an economy that is founded on computerization of information.
information age/ digital age
longest period in ancient age
stone age
what are the three stages of stone age
paleolithic, mesolithic, neolithic
this stage of stone age tools were also made from wood and bone
paleolithic
this stage of stone age is the introduction of farming
mesolithic
weapons were more refined and smaller in this stage of stone age
mesolithic
arrows and spears were used
mesolithic, stone age
mobile lifestyle
stone age
domestication
mesolithic, stone age
this stage they used knives and swords
bronze age
combination of copper and tin
bronze age
they used it for agricultural tools
bronze
introduced the need for specialized labor
bronze age
stonehenge was made during the ___
bronze
smelting was introduced
bronze
humans started using iron for their tools and weapons
iron
it was used to make ploughs, armor, and coins
iron
this revolutionized farming
iron age
tycho’s nationality
danish
he proposed geocentric theory
tycho
he formulated the quantity theory of money
copernicus
founder of the modern astronomy
copernicus
established the heliocentric theory
copernicus
spherical universe
copernicus
he discovered the white light in optic
newton
he discovered three laws of motion
isaac
he discovered calculus
isaac
he established the fundamental principles of mechanics
isaac
corpuscular theory
newton
universal gravitation
newton
he established the fundamental principles of mechanics
newton
he is italian polymath
galilei
he discovered the moons of jupiter
galileo
he discovered the phases of venus
galileo
he discovered the surface of the moon
galilei
one of his contributions is the law of free fall
galileo
pendulums
galilei
his innovations are improvements of telescope and military compass
galilei
his nationality is french
descartes
meditations on first philosophy
descartescar
cartesian coordinate system
descartes
father of analytic geometry
descartes
first to formulate the mind-body problem
descartes
father of modern western philosophy
descartes
his contribution is optics
kepler
mathematics
kepler
astrology
kepler
law of elliptical orbits
kepler
law of equal areas
kepler
law of harmonies
kepler
he is irish natural philosopher and chemist
boyle
he describe the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas
boyle
skeptical chemist
kepler
he is british
hooke
he discovered cell theory
robert hooke
law of elasticity
hooke
compound microscope
hooke
wave theory of light
hooke
balance spring for clocks
hooke
paleontology
hooke
he studied the microscopic fossils
hooke
father of microbiology
leeuwenhoek
microscope development
leeuwenhoek
animalcules
leeuwenhoek
bacteria discovery
leeuwenhoek
discovery of spermatozoa and protozoa
leeuwenhoek
obervation of red blood cells
leeuwenhoek
observation of yeast
leeuwenhoek
describing pathogens
leeuwenhoek
discovery of microorganisms
leeuwenhoek
