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Unit 1: Historical Antecedents of Science and Technology Flashcards

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1
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What is science?

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  • a body of knowledge
  • an intellectual activity
  • a personal and social activity
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What is technology?

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  • artifacts
  • a technique
  • a personal and social activity
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The earliest known technology

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Stone Tools

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Where did the Agricultural Revolution begin?

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Middle East

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This led to the development of towns

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Agricultural Revolution

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What were developed (4) during the Agricultural Revolution?

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  • Use of copper, bronze, and iron
  • Ceramics
  • Wheels
  • Writing
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A period dominated by the Greek and Roman civilizations, during which the current concept of science began

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Classical Antiquity

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This school introduced the earliest form of scientific method which is based on reasoning and observation

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Ionian School of Philosophy

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He is known for his method of inquiry called elenchus

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Socrates
(470 - 399 BC)

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A method of inquiry wherein a problem must be broken down into a series of questions that need to be answered

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Elenchus

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He was a student of Socrates, believing that all substances are made up of the 4 basic elements

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Plato
(427 - 347 BC)

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He always emphasized the concept of proof and a concrete, clear hypothesis

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Plato
(427 - 347 BC)

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He was a student of Plato, known for his deductive method of scientific inquiry

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Aristotle
(384 - 322 BC)

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The center of scientific knowledge

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Alexandria, Egypt

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A medical text about ancient surgical methods and is one of the first important scientific texts from Africa

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Edwin Smith Papyrus

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The greatest construction achievement of China during the Classical Antiquity

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Great Wall
(220 - 206 BC)

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Around 530 AD (Middle Ages), science and technology declined due to […]

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  • wars, famine, disease, piracy, poverty
  • rise of Christianity
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During the Middle Ages, the center of science and technology moved from Europe to […]

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China

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During the Middle Ages, […] is well-advanced in mathematics, medicine, and astronomy. They discovered the importance of zero in mathematics

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India

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During the Middle Ages, […] developed astronomical tables, new chemicals, new medicinal instruments, and humane treatments

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Islamic Civilization

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During the Middle Ages, science was revived in Europe by […]

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Emperor Charlemagne

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22
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At the latter part of the Middle Ages, the […] started

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Age of Discovery and Exploration

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The 2 most important advancements in science and technology during the Age of Discovery and Exploration

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  • ships that can withstand long voyages
  • compass
24
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During the Modern Age, many artists also became scientists such as […]

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Leonardo Da Vinci

25
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A cultural movement based on humanism

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Renaissance

26
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In the latter part of the Renaissance, the […] emerged

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Scientific Revolution

27
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2 notable members of England’s Royal Society

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  • Sir Isaac Newton
  • Benjamin Franklin
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An astronomer who became the center of controversy due to a heliocentric view of the universe

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Nicolaus Copernicus

29
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A shift from the geocentric view of the universe to a heliocentric view

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Copernican Revolution

30
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The leading figure of the Scientific Revolution

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Galileo Galilei

31
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He introduced experimentation using the scientific method, and his works led to the development of modern science

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Galileo Galilei

32
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A period emphasizing logic and reasoning; A shift from the Renaissance

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Age of Enlightenment

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The leading figure of the Age of Enlightenment

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Sir Isaac Newton

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Newton’s work establishing the foundations of modern-day physics

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Principia

35
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He invented the steam engine in 1765, paving the way for the Industrial Revolution

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James Watt

36
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A theory made during the Industrial Revolution considered a milestone in the field of biology

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Theory of Evolution
- Charles Darwin
- Alfred Wallace

37
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When was plastics invented?

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1940s and 1950s

38
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When was the structure of DNA discovered?

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1953

39
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The invention of this pesticide led to a new agricultural revolution

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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)

40
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This movement emerged as society’s response to the negative effects of DDT on the environment

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Environmentalism

41
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The development of computers and other digital technologies paved the way for the […] or the […]

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  • Digital Revolution
  • Information Age
42
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By […], Filipinos have developed good shipbuilding technology for use in fishing, trade, and transportation

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1000 AD

43
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By […], Spaniards observed that some Filipino communities know artillery

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16th century

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3 of the Filipino scientists who studied in Europe

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  • Anacleto del Rosaria
  • Leon Ma. Guerrero
  • Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
45
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As the Spanish regime ended, only these two science professions were relatively more developed

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  • medicine
  • pharmacy
46
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2 of the universities established under the American colonization

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  • University of the Philippines
  • Philippine Normal College
47
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A group of Americans who taught in universities in the Philippines

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Thomasites

48
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When was the Bureau of Science established?

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1905

49
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The main research facility in the Philippines until World War II

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Bureau of Science

50
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In 1906, the […] was established to report scientific findings and observations

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Philippine Journal of Science

51
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This was established by the Philippine Legislature in 1933 to promote scientific research in the Philippines

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National Research Council of the Philippines

52
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In 1947, the Bureau of Science was replaced by the […]

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Institute of Science

53
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In 1952, the […] was established to promote science among Filipinos

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Science Foundation of the Philippines

54
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4 key reasons for the sudden decline of science and technology in the Philippines in 1957

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  • lack of government support
  • many excellent scientists have died or went abroad
  • low morale among local scientists
  • low awareness of the general public about science

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