Engineering History Flashcards
(52 cards)
Who are the engineering forefathers?
MEGRAE
MEGRAE?
Mesopotamian, Eygptian, Greek, Roman, Asian, European
Land between Euphrates and Tigris
Mesopotamia
The first canals?
built by the Sumerians in southern Mesopotamia
Mesopotamian engineers made first advances in?
bucket hoist for lifting water
Assyrians developed?
fierce military machines like iron weapons and wagons
Modern day 4 wheeled vehicle owes its beginnings to the?
Mesopotamian- Assyrian engineers
What did the King of Assyria built?
an aqueduct and paved streets
Mesopotamians built (structure)?
the oldest stone bridge attributed to the Chaldeans
Ziggurats?
massive stepped cult platforms found in certain Mesopotamian sanctuaries
What were Mesopotamian engineers able to build?
walls and houses
Materials for the Mesopotamian houses?
same as those used today, mud/clay brick, mud plaster, wooden doors, all which were found naturally in the city
Romans significance?
contributed much to engineering and science that we still use today
Today’s Civil Engineers?
descended from Roman Engineers great works such as roads, bridges, public buildings, aqueducts, and sewers
Romans’ most significant work?
building houses
Romans were first to discover?
cement, which is what we use today for bridges and houses
Romans made extensive use of the?
water wheel
In the Romans, many wheel shaped devices were used for?
hoisting water, improvements were made over time
Water mills could be used to supply?
flour to the entire city
Other significant inventions of the Romans?
trusses, pendentives, sewers
Asian engineers built?
built massive structures, often as temples for religious uses
Chinese engineers had?
distinctive architecture such as buildings with curved roofs
Chinese engineers built?
hanging bridges with bamboo cables
It is believed that the Chinese built?
the first wheelbarrow
