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innovation vs invention
An invention is something created that didnt exist before And an innovation is taking an invention and making it better
paleolithic era
inventions of fire, lauguage, and stone tools. nomadic lifestyle
neolithic era
agriculture, domestication, and slash and burn farming
hominids in order
Australopithecines, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapien
catal hyuk
Founded approximately 8,000 years ago and was possibly the first known village in the world. was most likely a farming village
phonetician boats
Developed boats for long distances sailing
Boats had large cargo holds
roman aqueducts
used aqueducts as a means to transport water from one place to another, collected water from higher elevations and carry to cities and towns kilometers away
stirup
A flat-based loop or ring hung from either side of a horse’s saddle to support the rider’s foot in mounting and riding. still used today
smallpox vaccine
The smallpox vaccine helps the body develop immunity to smallpox. not used anymore
steam engine
Developed in 1700s by James Watt
First used to remove water from mines to get coal
Excellent source of power
Later used to power trains, looms, ships, machines
power of the catholic church
no one went against the church or the beliefs of the church, they held the most power
geocentric theory
all planets revolved around the earth
heliocentric theory
planets orbited around the sun
exocommunication
kicked out of the church
individualism
focus on the individuals rsther then the community as a whole
humanism
People can learn from other people not just God and focus on the present life rather than the afterlife
secularism
non religous. the belief the church did not have to be involved in everything
4 things that contributed to the scientific revolution
the renaissance
the printing press
the protestant reformation
voyages of discovery
the renaissance
the revival of art and literature
he culture and style of art and architecture developed during the Renaissance.
the printing press
invented by Johannes Gutenberg, made books easier to make and easier to come by. so people learned to developed there own ideas
the protestant reformation
Martin Luther lead the reformation. the reformation was when the people started questioning the rules of the catholic church and groups branched out into their own forms of Christianity
voyages of discorvery
done for economic advancement
aristotle
first to discover geocentric theory
ptolemy
adapted geocentric theory