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The Industrial Revolution

What is considered a significant historical event that marked the transition from the ancient to the modern era in terms of science and technology?

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Ancient Greece

Which civilization is known for its advancements in mathematics, astronomy, and engineering, influencing future scientific developments?

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Johannes Gutenberg

Who is credited with the invention of the printing press around 1440, which revolutionized the spread of knowledge and information?

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Johannes Kepler

The discovery of the laws of planetary motion by this scientist laid the foundation for modern astronomy and physics. Who is he?

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The Origin of Species

The theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin in the 19th century revolutionized the field of biology. What is the name of his groundbreaking work?

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Sumerians

Which ancient civilization is associated with the invention of the wheel?

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Sigmund Freud

Who is considered the founder of psychoanalysis?

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Id

Which concept in Freudian theory refers to the unconscious desires and thoughts that are kept out of conscious awareness?

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Id

According to Freud, which part of the mind operates on the pleasure principle and seeks immediate gratification?

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Superego

What is the term for the part of the mind that operates on the moral principle and represents societal norms and values?

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Stone tool making

One of the early human cultural development include

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Ferdinand Marcos

He mandated the Department of Education and Culture to promote science and technology.

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Scientific Revolution

Which intellectual revolution emphasized the use of empirical evidence and observation in understanding the natural world?

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Ptolemaic; heliocentric 

____ was the old world view where the earth was in the center of the universe, and ____ was the new world view where the sun is the center of the universe.

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All of the above

What is Science concerned with?

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Johannes Gutenberg

Who is the inventor of the printing press?

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Europe

Where did the industrial revolution start?

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19th century

What period was considered as the age of machine tools?

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In the river valleys 

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

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The Euphrates and the Tigris

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

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in permanent dwellings.

The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to live

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lived in small groups and moved to new areas as food became scarce.

Early humans living during the Stone Age most likely

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Copernicus; Galileo

lived in small groups and moved to new areas as food became scarce. ____ came up with the heliocentric theory, and ____ proved it to be true with the use of his telescope.

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Darwinian revolution

Evolution by means of natural selection

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scientific method

A logical procedure for gathering and testing scientific data.

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changed life dramatically.

The shift from hunting and gathering to farming is called the Neolithic Revolution because it

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after a warming trend resulted in new plants and animals.

Agriculture emerged due to

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along fertile river valleys

Where did the world's first civilizations arise?

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Society

A group of persons joined together for a common purpose or by a common interest. They come to learn and perform behavior expected of them.

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Science

The description, understanding, and prediction of physical phenomenon through the use and generation of verifiable theories, laws, and principles.

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Technology

The use of scientific knowledge and/or empirical knowledge how for the production, improvement, and distribution of goods and services, as well as the satisfaction of other material needs.

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Stone

The earliest tools were made from

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heliocentric theory

Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton all supported which idea from the Scientific Revolution?

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Galileo

Who was famously put under house arrest because he challenged the Catholic Church and its teachings by introducing new scientific ideas?

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Cuneiform

The Sumerian writing system was called

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All of them

Which of these are Sumerian inventions

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Irrigation

Building dams, canals, channels, and ditches to bring water to crops

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Land between the rivers

The word "Mesopotamia" means

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Leon Maria Guerrero

He is the Father of Philippine Pharmacophytology. 

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Spanish

Science and technology developed through the establishment of formal education institution and the launching of scientific organizations.

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Transportation and communication was improved by

American

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Science addresses questions about natural & material world

Scientific knowledge can describe the consequences of action but does not necessarily prescribe the decision that society teaches; it means that science is

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Science is a way of knowing

Belief that the actions of science are based on logic, evidence & reasoning, the statement tells that

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R. Hooke

He studied fleas and bugs which contributed knowledge of the complex structure of insects.

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F. Bacon

He laid a foundation for a modern Science thru his use of the Scientific Method

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