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HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS & INVENTIONS OF FILIPINOS Flashcards

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Hephep

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Hooray!

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Going places and discover new horizons

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TRANSPORT AND NAVIGATION

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Communicate with natives to facilitate trade and prevent conflicts

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COMMUNICATION

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Gradual increase in population, so the demand for food was increasing

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MASS PRODUCTION

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Building of structures that would meet their needs and wants for security

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SECURITY

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Conservation of life – discovery of cures and prevention of diseases

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HEALTH

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Build structures that would meet their specific needs and wants

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ENGINEERING

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Elaborate architectural designs were signs of technological advancements

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ARCHITECTURE

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People become visually presentable and appealing by adding some features and ornaments in their body

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AESTHETIC

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Located on the southernmost tip of ancient Mesopotamia and are known for their high degree of cooperation

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SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION

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Years of sumerian civilization

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3500-2000 BCE

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Who invented the mole remover/anti cancer skin cream in the Philippines?

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ROLANDO DELA CRUZ

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Microscope was invented by which Dutch spectacle maker

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ZACHARIAS JANSSEN

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The civilization that first developed the papyrus

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EGYPTIAN

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It is the first civilization to develop roads made of sun-baked bricks.

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SUMERIAN

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It is the system of writing developed by Egyptians.

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HIEROGLYPHICS

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TRUE OR FALSE: Pasteurization is the process of cooling dairy products to kill harmful bacteria

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FALSE - it’s a heat treatment, not cold.

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Who invented the makeshift incubator in the Philippines?

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FE DEL MUNDO

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It is a type of cosmetic wore around the eyes of Egyptians to prevent and cure eye diseases.

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KOHL / EYE KOHL

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It is the precursor of steam engine.

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AEOLIPILE

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Standardized the 1st writing system, and is the oldest form of writing which utilizes word pictures carved on clay.

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CUNEIFORM

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Invented in Sumer, what is used to cultivate land faster and was invented to dig the ground where seeds would be planted.

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SUMERIAN PLOW

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What is used for field work and food production in the Sumerian Civilization?

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SUMERIAN WHEEL

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The temple that served as the sacred place of the Sumerian chief god (aka Mountain of God)

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THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR

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A device used by Egyptian to predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance.
ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM
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Who invented the banana catsup?
MARIA OROSA
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A device invented by Indians that is use for transforming fiber into yarn and eventually to cloth.
SPINNING WHEEL
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TRUE OR FALSE: Paper money was first introduced by the Romans as offshoot of block printing.
FALSE - it was first used in China.
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TRUE OR FALSE: The time-keeping device of the Egyptian is called the shadoof.
FALSE - shadoof is an irrigation tool.
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TRUE OR FALSE: Sumerian created a hand-operated device known as shadoof used to lift water to efficiently irrigate and farmlands.
FALSE - Egytptians invented the shadoof
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Why was communication and record keeping prioritized during the ancient period?
To record history, culture, and document trades that have been made to avoid conflict in the future.
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Perceived to be the strongest political and social entity in the west because of its huge population and territory. It was considered to be the cradle of politics and governance during the period.
ROMAN EMPIRE
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First true city in the world and was built by using mud or clay from the river.
URUK CITY
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Built to be able to maintain food production and control flooding of rivers.
DIKES AND IRRIGATION
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Capital of the ancient land of Babylonia in Southern Mesopotamia.
CITY OF BABYLON
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One of the seven wonders of the ancient world and built by Nebuchadnezzar II as a symbol to Queen Amytis.
HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
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Located in North Africa and noted for infrastructure established by the Pharaohs
EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION
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Lightweight, strong, durable, and portable system of writing in Egypt.
PAPYRUS
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Invented by combining soot with different chemicals.
INK
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Used to irrigate land, hand-operated to lift water (Egyptian)
SHADOOF
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Utilizes gravity that affects the flow of water from one vessel to the other.
WATER CLOCK/CLEPSYDRA
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Used to protect the heads of the wealthy from rays of sun, and were worn for health and wellness
WIGS
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Oldest known example of an analogue computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance
ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM
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Birthplace of western philosophy
GREEK CIVILIZATION
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An archipelago in the southeastern part of Europe.
GREECE
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Used large complicated mechanisms, that made use of water that dropped into drums that sounded the alarm
ALARM CLOCK
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For agricultural processes like milling of grains
WATER MILL
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1st newspaper containing announcements of roman empire engraved in metal/stone tablets
GAZETTES
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Bound papyrus pages covered by animal skin
BOUND BOOK OR CODEX
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Since they adapted new building and engineering technology or architectural designs, Romans architecture were the ___
PIONEER
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Number system produced by Hero of Alexandria
ROMAN NUMERALS
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Known as Hero’s engine and precursor of steam engine
AEOLIPILE
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Occurred in the 5th century - 15th century and advancement of Science and Technology
MIDDLE AGES/MEDIEVAL AGES
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known as dark age
MIDDLE AGES/MEDIEVAL AGES
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What harnesses clay soil in middle ages?
HEAVY PLOW
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Created by alchemist to achieve immortality, but was accidentally invented by combining charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate.
GUNPOWDER
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Produced by silkworms and used to make paper and clothing
SILK
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A beverage produced for the emperor
TEA
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Largest and most extensive structure built in China.
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
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An offshoot of the invention of block printing - stamping and replaced gold and silver as currencies
PAPER MONEY
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For transforming fiber into thread or yarn to cloth
SPINNING WHEEL / SPINNING JENNY
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Clockwork technology developed for time-keeping
MECHANICAL CLOCK
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A more reliable way of printing using a cast type invented by Johann Gutenberg
PRINTING PRESS
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The challenge to keep manufactured food from deteriorating for dairy products by Louis Pasteur
PASTEURIZATION
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Allows quick access to a person and can reply quickly to decisions that are time sensitive.
TELEPHONE
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Invented kerosene by refining petroleum
SAMUEL KIER
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Paved the way to the development of complex processing machines line computer invented by Blaise Pascal
CALCULATOR
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Credited for the invention of the 1st microscope 1590
ZACHARIAS JANSSEN
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Used to magnify objects up to 20x larger
TELESCOPE
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Most critical drivers of the industrial revolution
JACQUARD LOOM
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Flying device created by the Wright Brothers
ENGINE-POWERED AIRPLANE
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Televised objects in outline by John Logie Baird
TELEVISION
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Invented Erythromycin out of the strain of Streptomyces erythreus but was not credited for his discovery.
ABELARDO AGUILAR
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New invention of the enduring symbol of Philippine ingenuity of transportation
E-JEEPNEY
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Karaoke inventor
ROBERTO DEL ROSARIO
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Moon buggy inventor
EDUARDO SAN JUAN
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Yoyo inventor
PEDRO FLORES
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Video phone inventor
GREGORIO ZARA
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Isolated rice breeds inventor
RODOLFO AQUINO
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Computer microchips inventor
DIOSDADO BANATAO
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Drug detection inventor
ENRIQUE OSTREA
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TRUE OR FALSE: The development of Science & Technology was born out of the needs of the society
TRUE
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Defined as a precursor to the unfolding or existence of something
ANTECEDENT

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