STS prelim module 1 (ancient) part 1

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The different major technological advancements during the ancient times which include some of the achievements of the early civilizations such as the _____

Asian, African and Western Civilizations

It is host to many cultural, economic, scientific and political activities of all ages. In the field of science, technology and mathematics

Asia

great civilizations that have stood out

1. India 2. China 3 Middle East civilizations (Mesopotamian Civilizations.)

These civilizations were incomparable in terms of their contributions to the development of knowledge during their time.

Mesopotamian Civilizations

it is located on the southernmost tip of ancient MESOPTAMIA

Sumer

SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION year

4500 – 4000 BC

Sumer is located on the southernmost tip of ancient ____

MESOPTAMIA

it is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system

Mesopotamia

are known for their high degree of cooperation with one another and their desire for great things.

sumerians

They are not contented with basic things which ignite them to develop many things connected with science and technology

sumerians

one of the major contributions of Sumerians

CUNEIFORM

the first writing system

CUNEIFORM

A system that utilizes word pictures and triangular symbols which are carved on clay using wedge instruments and then left to dry.

Cuneiform

this allowed the Sumerians to keep records of things with great historical value or their everyday life.

Cuneiform

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uruk city

It is the first true city on the world and for the way it was erected

uruk city

There were no building stones in the location of the city and the lumber was limited - making the construction a big challenge

uruk city

The Sumerians were able to build the ____ using only ____ or ____ from the river which they mixed with reeds, producing sun-baked bricks - a true engineering feat.

uruk city mud or clay

They used bricks to make houses that protected them from the harsh weather and to build a wall around the city that prevented wild animals and neighboring raiders from entering.

uruk city

THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR aka

the mountain of God

it is built in the same manner that as city of URUK

THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR

It served as the scared place of their chief god where only their priest was allowed to enter.

THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR

were used to carry large quantities of products and were able to cover large distances

Sailboats

Sumerians wanted to discover faraway lands and they needed a mode of transportation that did not require much human resource.

Sailboats

were essential in transportation and trading as well as fostering culture, information and technology.

sailboats

latter part of history - ___ was invented

wheel

____were not made for transportation but farm work and food processes

1st wheel

this made mass production easier

wheel & axle

Farmers were able to mill grains with less effort in less time

wheel

It is used to dig the ground where seeds would be planted

plow

It is used to dig the earth in a faster pace

plow

this allows farmers to cultivate larger parcels of land faster, enabling them to mass produce food without taking so much effort and time

plow

it is created to bring water to farmlands and at the same time control of flooding of the rivers.

IRRIGATION and DIKES

It is considered as one of the world’s most beneficial engineering works

IRRIGATION and DIKES

it allows year-long farming and harvesting, which increased their food production

IRRIGATION and DIKES

they developed the first road

Sumerians

it made the flow of traffic become faster and more organized

roads

it is made with the same technology they used in making the sun-baked bricks that they laid down on the ground

roads

BABYLONIAN CIVILIZATION year

4000 BC

was a state in a state in ancient MESOPOTAMIA located along the Euphrates River

Babylonia

Babylonia new name

Iraq

____grew into one of the largest cities of the ancient world under the rule of Hammurabi

Babylon

Babylon grew into one of the largest cities of the ancient world under the rule of ___

Hammurabi

He conquered neighboring city-states, he brought much of southern and central Mesopotamia under unified Babylonian rule, creating an empire called Babylonia

Hammurabi

He created one of the world’s earliest and most complete written legal codes

Hammurabi

it helped Babylon surpass other cities in the region.

Codes of Hammurabi

one of the world’s earliest and most complete written legal codes known as ___

Codes of Hammurabi

were great builders, engineers and architectures

Babylonians

it was short-lived

Babylonia

the most powerful state in the world after defeating the Assyrians at Nineveh 612 BC.

Neo-Babylonian Empire

one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

one of the ancient civilizations with substantial contributions in many areas like medicine, astronomy, science, mathematics, arts, philosophy, and music

CHINESE CIVILIZATION (1250 BC – 220 AD)

have greatly influenced many of its neighbor countries like Korea, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand Cambodia, Myanmar an other countries that belong to the old Silk Road.

Chinese civilizations

it is known as middle kingdom and located on the far east of Asia

CHINESE CIVILIZATION

it was famous among other ancient civilizations because of the silk trade

CHINESE CIVILIZATION

this opened China to the outside world making way for cultural, economic and scientific exchanges bridging the gap between the western world and the middle kingdom.

silk trade

believed that the first tea was drunk by a___

chinese emperor

Machine with a wheel-based mechanism with sharp edge attached to a wooden or ceramic pot

tea production

the only man-made structure that could be seen from outer space

GREAT WALL OF CHINA

it showcased the extent of engineering technology at that time

GREAT WALL OF CHINA

this was the pride of their land and their crowning glory

GREAT WALL OF CHINA

is a form of treatment widely practiced in China.

Acupuncture

It involves inserting very thin needles through a person’s skin at specific points on the body to various depths which help relieve pain and it is used for a wide range of other complaints

Acupuncture

he invented paper using mulberry and other bast fibres along with fishnets, old rags, and hemp waste.

T’sai Lun (Cai Lun)

the inventor of movable type printing in the Song Empir

Bi Sheng

father of typography.

Bi Sheng

it was developed by Chinese alchemists who aimed to achieve immortality

gun powder

They mixed charcoal, sulfur and potassium nitrate but instead of creating an elixir of life they accidentally invented a black powder that could actually generate large amounts of heat and gas in an instant.

gun powder

records show a spoon shaped compass made of lodestone or magnetite ore, referred to as a ___

south pointer

The spoon-shaped instrument was placed on a cast bronze plate called a "_____" or diviner's board that had the eight trigrams

heaven-plate

is a huge peninsula surrounded by vast bodies of water and fortified by huge mountains in its northern bodies.

india

india aka

Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization.

is considered to be the best and held with high regard in the Roman Empire.

iron steel

In this system, high-purity wrought iron, charcoal, and glass were mixed in crucibles and heated until the iron melted and absorbed the carbon.

crucible technique

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fūlāḏ wootz

is a system of traditional medicine that originated in India before 2500 BC

Ayurveda

describes different surgical and other medical procedures famous in Ancient India.

Sursuta Samhita

represented the pinnacle of astronomical knowledge at the time.

Aryabhatta whose book, Aryabhatiya

He correctly propounded that the Earth is round, rotates on its own axis and revolves around the Sun

Aryabhatta

was the first person to create a symbol for zero and it was through his efforts that mathematical operations like addition and subtraction started using the digit , zero.

Aryabhatta

this made the uses of arithmetic in practical inventions much faster and easier.

DECIMAL SYSTEM

the method of expressing all numbers by means of ten symbols

DECIMAL SYSTEM

The value of ―pi‖ was first calculated by the Indian mathematician ___

Budhayana

he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem

Budhayana

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mātrāmeru

is the basic language in which computer programs are written

binary numbers

refers to a set of two numbers, 1 and 0, the combinations of which are called bits and bytes.

binary

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Pingala Chandahśāstra

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chakravalamethod

This method for obtaining integer solutions was developed by ____

Brahmagupta

he devised the atomic theory centuries before John Dalton was born

kanad

He speculated the existence of anu or a small indestructible particles, much like an atom

kanad

located in NORTH AFRICA

EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

it is the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world

EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

is a plant that grew abundantly along NILE RIVER in Egypt

papyrus

thinner and lighter and less breakable than clay tablets

PAPER OR PAPYRUS

It was used to record history, culture, and codified laws

ink

system of formal writing using symbols

HIEROGLYPHICS

Egyptians believed that this writing system was provided to them by gods

hieroglyphics

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It was the language that tells the modern world of the history and culture of the ancient EGYPTIANS.

hieroglyphics

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