STS CHAPTER TEST 1-6

Sumerians

The first people to settle in mesopotamia

Uruk

Considered to be the first true city in the world

levee

Irrigation system used by the sumerians

Egyptians

The hieroglyphic form of writing was developed by

King nebuchadnezzar

The hanging gardens of babylon was built by

• hunting-gathering style

• used iron tools for survival

• move one place to another base on availability of food

Nomad style of living was described to be

3200 BCE

Egyptian civilization began around

Greek

The civilization that transpired during 8th century

• used of healing herbs

• performed eye surgery

• practiced dentistry

Ancient egyptian physicians were known to perform such practices

Democritus

The greek philosopher who believed that everything in nature is made up of indivisible elements

water

Thales believe that _____ is the source of all things

The academy of athens

Considered to be the first institution of higher learning in the western world

Sumerian

Cuneiform writing was developed by

Aqua appia

the first aqueduct constructed by romans

Travertine

Building material used by romans as substitute to marble

Maison carree

The only temple constructed by ancient roman civilization that is completely preserved up to this day

753 BCE

Rome was founded in

Gravity

roman aqueducts worked due to

500 CE to 1000 CE

What period Dark age covered

1543 to 1687

What period Scientific revolution covered

1750 to 1900

What period Industrial revolution covered

Scholasticism

Method of learning was introduced that placed a strong emphasis on platonic reasoning and deduction working within a background of fixed religious dogma and aristotelian philosophy

Principle of parsimony

It is also called Ockham’s Razor, named after william of ockham who proposed the principle

Principle of parsimony

it supports that a simple theory is preferred to a more complex one and speculation on unobservable phenomena is avoided

Printing press

Johannes gutenberg made the first version of the ______

Skeptical CHymist

Important book that debunked the Aristotelian view of the four elements and suggested the used of chemical indicators for the detection of acidic and basic liquids

Robert Boyle

The author of the famous book Skeptical Chymist

• father of modern physics

• father of the scientific method

• father of observational astronomy

Galileo Galilei

Marcello Malpighi

Father of physiology and embryology

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Father of microbiology

Philosophiae Naturalis principia mathematica

book of Isaac newton that served as the capstone of the scientific revolution and became most respected scientific work of all time

De Re Metallica by georgius Agricola

Medieval book that provided illustrations on the techniques of shafting, pumping and of conveying the ore from the mines into trucks, which anticipated the development of he railways

Copernicus

The famous book “On revolution of heavenly bodies” highlighted the significant discoveries of

Leonardo of pisa

Greatest contribution of this great medieval mathematician was his role in spreading the use of hindu-arabic numeral system throughout europe early in the 13th century

James hargreaves

Invented spinning jenny

Robert Fulton

First commercially successful steamboat

Andreas Vesalius

founder of modern anatomy

Otto Brunfels and Leonard Fuchs

founder of modern botany

Johannes Kepler

founder of modern optics

Thomas Kuhn

The american philosopher who gave insights on the nature of scientific revolution is

Paradigm shift

Transitions that arise from a complete change in thinking about a certain concept or phenomena are called

aristrachus of samos

The first one to suggest that the planets revolve around the sun is

Commentaiolus

Copernicus first published his heliocentric model in the work ________

Isaac newton

The theory of color was developed by

Laws of motion

The foundation of classical mechanics is

phlogiston

Before the discovery of oxygen, the substance believed to be released by burning objects is called

Gottfried Leibniz

Calculus was invented by newton along with

Natural selection

According to Darwin, evolution is driven by

repression

A process wherein painful or unpleasant memories are mentally suppressed is called

HMS Beagle

Much of charles darwin’s work on evolution was accomplished during his intercontinental voyage on the ship

Alfred Russel Wallace

The concept of evolution was first published by charles darwin and

unconscious

part of mind that is supposed to be not controllable and not directly understood

• examination of verbal slips

• free association

• interpretation

according to Freud, insights can be gained from the unconscious through the following methods

photoelectric effect

the 1921 Nobel Prize in physics is awarded to einstein due to his work on

1905

Einstein’s annus mirabilis papers all published on

wave theory of light and quantum theory

The two theories reconciled by einstein are

Robert boyle

The father of chemistry

Joseph Priestly

Oxygen was discovered by

• Copernicus

• Einstein

• Newton

• Lavoisier

Kuhn considered them as scientific revolutionaries

• Acquisition of resources

• spread of christianity

• territorials expansion

Reasons for spain’s rule in the Philippines

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

He established Spanish colonial rule in the philippines

Baybayin

Early writing system of the tagalog is called

• provide peace and order

• protect the spanish monarchy

• defend the catholic region

function of the state during the spanish period

ilustrados

what social class developed the consciousness of the Filipinos to fight Spain

• National Science Development Board (NSDB)

• Philippine atomic energy commission (PAEC)

• National institute of science and technology (NIST)

agencies the was created by “Science Act”

Filipinnovation

The term used in helping the philippines to be an innovation hub is asia is called

Caracao

A large outrigger warships used by native filipinos during Spanish era is called

Philippine Clean Air Act (Republic Act No. 8749)

One of the legislations which was signed during president estrada’s term, which was designed to protect and preserved the environment and ensure the sustainable development of its natural resources is

Corazon Aquino

Who created the presidential task force for science and technology which came up with the first science and technology master plan or STMP

Fidel Ramos

The intellectual property code of the philippines (Republic act no. 8293) was enacted during the term of

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

The science & technology sector of the philippines was dubbed as the “golden” age of science & technology during the term of

Benigno Aquino III

Who was the president who enacted Republic Act 10611, a low for the formulation of common food and safety standards

Biofuels Act

One of the more known laws to be passed by arroyo’s administration was the R.A. 9367 which is also known as the

• National Research Council of the Philippines

• Philippines General Hospital

• University of the Philippines

agencies/institutions stablished during the american regime

Electronic commerce

presidential act outlaws computer hacking and provides opportunities for new business emerging from the internet-driven New economy

Bicutan, Taguig

On april 6, 1968, Ferdinand marcos proclaimed 35 hectares in _____ as the site of the philippines science and community

Department of science and technology

in 1986, during corazon aquino’s presidency, the national science and technology authority was replaced by

salamander

A floating amphibious tricycle that can drive over land and water and can carry six passengers

e-jeepneys

a vehicle that runs pure electricity supplied by rechargeable automotivebateries and it does not consume either gasoline or diesel to operate

Medical incubator

An improvised medical apparatus that regulate the body temperature of babies

Electrifier

an invention that has the capability to filter and cleanse water that can be used for daily consumption

salt lamp

an alternative light source that runs on saltwater, making it suitable to those who live in coastal areas and remote barrios

Mosquito ovicidal/larvacidal trap

Invention of the DOST scientist that aims to control the population of the dengue-carrying aedes mosquitoes.

Diwata-1

it was launched into space to capture data and images from selected areas in the philippines to assist in weather observation, disaster risk management and environmental monitoring

hybrid electric train

this invention works by using kinetic energy lost when it slows down and converting it to electricity to electricity in the process

Fabian Dayrit

He is the president of the Integrated Chemists of the Philippines and project leader of the DOST Roadmap for nanotechnology Development in the Philippines

Reina Reyes

She received and astronomy achievement student award from the american astronomical society for her research on “obscured quasars”

Caesar Saloma

He received the galileo galilei awards in recognition of his significant contributions in the field of optics

Marissa Paglicawan

She used the abaca fiber-reinforced composites in the construction of “tryk ni Juan”, a common motorized tricycle.

Rosy Sy

He is recognized as one of the the asian scientist 100 this year 2019 for his researches in biomedical science

Gay Jane Perez

Her award-winning research focuses on using satellite data to forecast drought and identify the ideal planting areas and seasons that could result in improved crop yield.

William Padolina

He pioneered in the promotion of natural products and biotechnology

Abelardo Aguilar

He discovered this drug that is used for treatment of bacterial infections, respiratory tract infections like pneumonia, urinary tract infection, ear and skin infections, gonorrhea, syphilis, rheumatic fever, whooping cough and diphtheria

• pneumonia

• urinary tract infection

• ear and skin infections

• gonorrhea

• syphilis

• rheumatic fever

• whooping cough

• diphtheria

Abelardo Aguilar discovered this drug that is used for treatment of bacterial infections, respiratory tract infections like:

Alonzo Gabriel

He was recognized for his contributions in the field of flood science, food processing technologies to achieve food safety and food quality.

Elmer Dadioes

His research interest include artificial intelligence, evolutionary systems, fuzzy logic, manufacturing processes, neutral networks, robotics, software engineering, automation and intelligent

Raymundo Punongbayan

He was recognized internationally as an authority in volcanological and seismological phenomena

Rosalinda torres

She conducted researchers on natural products that have resulted in the development of health supplements, personal care products, and plant products with insectidal properties.

• bioinformatics

• information science

• numerical analysis

these are considered a formal science

Zeno of Citium

The philosopher who founded the school of stoicism is