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INTELLECTUAL REVOLUTIONS Flashcards

1
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(T or F) On the perspective of Socrates,
there should be a boundary between right or wrong because if not, we won’t know what must be
done and must not be done

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True

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(T or F) To be happy with what we have,
we must follow reasons, not
emotions in decision-making.

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True

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artificial satellites were built and linked the world in Second Modern Information Revolution

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Sergci Korolev

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is the different ways in which we are doing the
things we do to reach our goal

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Golden Mean

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5
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Another theory about the evolution of man that is
based from the Bible

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Creation of Man

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defined as the act or process of using words,
sounds, signs, or behaviors that express
ideas, thoughts, feelings, and exchange
information

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Communication

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Evolution of Man

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Charles Darwin

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He proposed that the sun is in the middle of the universe, and the Earth and other planets revolve around it

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COPERNICAN THEORY - HELIOCENTRISM NICOLAUS

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9
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(T or F) Socrates believed there was an absolute right or
wrong.

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False

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10
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occurs by means of natural selection

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Evolution

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invented a telescope and his findings
supported the theory of Nicolaus Copernicus

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Galileo Galilei

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believed that there is an absolute
right or wrong.

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Socrates

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Around 1980’s

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Third Modern Information Revolution

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(T or F) Sophists developed the art of public speaking and debate

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True

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15
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The fact that the Earth is not the center of the solar system is one of the outcomes of scientific revolution

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Copernican Revolution

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16
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labeled as “knowledge revolution”

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Third Modern Information Revolution

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17
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drives a man to follow the rules and resolve the conflict between the ego and the id.

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Super-ego

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18
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made observations on diversity of organisms, fossils, comparison to South American organisms, comparison among the organisms in the Galapagos Islands and adaptation enabling him to develop his theory of evolution by natural selection

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Charles Robert Darwin

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19
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organisms that survived are more likely reproduce which transfer their characteristics to their offspring

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Competition and selection

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20
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its main goal is to make unconscious conscious

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Psychoanalysis

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he proved the feasibility of radio communications, i.e. sending and receiving of radio signals

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Guglielmo Marconi

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22
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Happened around Mid - 20th century

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Second Modern Information Revolution

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23
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some species produce many offspring but not all of these young will survive

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Overproduction and variation

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24
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(T or F) Using reason and being stable is superior as
it leads to fewer bad times

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True

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25
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He was a critic of the Sophists

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Socrates

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26
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Infant achieves gratification through oral
activities such as feeding, thumb sucking,
and babbling.

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Oral (0-2)

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27
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The child learns to realize the differences
between males and females and becomes
aware of sexuality.

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Phallic (3-7)

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28
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is only about the development of communication-related technologies that improved society

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Third Modern Information Revolution

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29
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the greatest tool in accessing the World Wide Web

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Computer

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30
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(T or F) Darwin’s theory does not only focuses on the
evolution of man but also on the Origin of Species.

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True

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31
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quantified information and measured it in bits during Second Modern Information Revolution

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Claude E. Shannon

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32
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The child learns to respond to some of the
demands of society (such as bowel and
bladder control).

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Anal (2-3)

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33
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Psychoanalysis

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Sigmund Freud

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34
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has produced his manuscript on
his book describing his theory of heliocentrism.

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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35
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(T or F) The importance of their public speaking can
be seen today in political debates between
candidates.

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True

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36
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drives a socially acceptable way to satisfy the
demands of id as it operates the conscious and
unconscious mind

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Ego

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37
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Started by a Phoenician named Zeno who
taught that happiness came from the
following reason, not emotions.

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Stoics

38
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The growing adolescent shakes off old
dependencies and learns to deal maturely
with the opposite sex

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Genital (11-Adult)

39
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He wrote over 200 books on philosophy and
science. He divided all governments into 3 basic
types.

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Aristotle

40
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(T or F) Aristotle believed observation and comparison were necessary to gain knowledge.

A

True

41
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(310-230 B.C., Greek)
- The first to propose the idea that the
Sun was the center of the universe

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Aristarchus

42
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are our primitive desires and wishes that we do not admit consciously.

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Unconscious mind

43
Q

(T or F) Epicurus taught his students that happiness
was the goal in life.

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True

44
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(1473-1543, Polish)
- Concluded that the sun and not the
earth is the center of the universe

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Nicolaus Copernicus

45
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His followers are called “Epicureans.”

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Epicurus

46
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(1564- 1642, Italian)
- Supported Copernican model of the
universe

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Galileo Galilei

47
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is used to describe people who are not
greatly affected by joy or grief.

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Stoic

48
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There is no specific proponent because it happens
over time

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Information Age

49
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many writers and thinkers began to question their
beliefs including the authority of the kings or of the
Church, in favor of reason and scientific proof.

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The age of enlightenment

50
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television as one if the best communication tools during Second Modern Information Revolution

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Philo Taylor Farnsworth

51
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person’s development is determined by events in
early childhood.

A

Psychoanalysis

52
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(1571-1630, German)
- Formulated the Three Laws of
Planetary Motion

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Johannes Kepler

53
Q

The child continues his or her development
but sexual urges are relatively quiet.

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Latency (7-11)

54
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(T or F) Sophists thought that people should use
knowledge to improve themselves.

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True

55
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comprises Eros, the life or survival instinct of man and Thanatos, the death or destructive instinct of man

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Id

56
Q

one of the most important tools
in understanding society

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Communication

57
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During First Modern Information Revolution, he invented telegraph

A

Samuel Morse

58
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(384-322 B.C., Greek)
- proved that the earth is spherical
- Earth was at the center of the
universe, i.e., sun, planets and stars
were located in sphere that revolved
around the earth

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Aristotle

59
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A knowledge involving general truths and general
laws that is taken from a systematic study which is concerned with evidence and theories.

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Science

60
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based on the principles of morality that
drive man to become socially responsible and
behave in an acceptable manner

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Super-ego

61
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He developed topographical and structural model of
the mind to explain the sources of human behavior

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Sigmund Freud

62
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came up with concrete explanation that when different planets revolve around the earth, they are having a retrograde loop.

A

Claudius Ptolemy

63
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“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

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Golden Rule

64
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(T or F) Our mind consists of our (1) conscious mind, (2) subconscious or pre-conscious mind, and (3)
unconscious mind

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True

65
Q

It reveals to us the years in this era covered from the ancient times to the modern times.

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Timeline of western intellectual history

66
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(190-120 B.C., Greek)
- Considered to be the greatest astronomer of ancient times
- Measured earth’s distance to the moon
- Discovered the wobbling of the earth

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Hipparchus

67
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the environment
will not adjust for the organism but rather it
is always the organism will change to adapt
to the environment

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Environmental Change

68
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is a biologist who was famously known for his works on evolution and the process of natural selection

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Charles Robert Darwin

69
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(T or F) Freud believed human behavior resulted from the interaction of three important part of the personality; the id, ego and superego.

A

True

70
Q

based on the principles of morality that drive man to become socially responsible and behave in an acceptable manner

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Super-ego

71
Q

(T or F) Epicurean means the love of physical
pleasures such as good food and
comfortable surroundings.

A

True

72
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A means to fulfill a human purpose

A

Technology

73
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It was implied in the teachings also from the Bible
that the Earth is the center of the universe since the
statements of Genesis focuses on God’s creation of
different beings.

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PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM – GEOCENTRIC MODEL

74
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(85- 165 A.D., Greek)
- Used Hipparchus observations to
develop the Ptolemaic System which describes
the earth as the center of the universe
with sun, moon, planets, and stars
revolving around it in a circular orbit

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Claudius Ptolemy

75
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are the experiences or what we see are accessed by means
of memory or stored knowledge

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Pre-conscious mind

76
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it is a body of knowledge, it provides information that we can use to make new technology so therefore, every time there exists a new technology, it demands more scientific studies

A

Science

77
Q

During Second Modern Information Revolution, early generation computers were made available to everyone

A

Lee DeForest

78
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Natural Selection

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Darwinian Revolution

79
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comprises Eros, the life or survival instinct of
man and Thanatos, the death or destructive instinct
of man

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Id

80
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Taught of the idea of the Golden Mean

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Aristotle

81
Q

focuses on the present state of
mind

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Conscious mind

82
Q

Happened around Mid - 19th century

A

First Modern Information Revolution

83
Q

Information age, according to ____, is
divided into three modern information revolution

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Alberts and Papp

84
Q

His writings helped shaped our consitution

A

Aristotle

85
Q

(T or F) Id has only the conscious level

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False

86
Q

It started based on his observation during a voyage
when he noticed the similarities and differences
between species, and he came up with the “Theory
of Adaption” where species adapt according to their
environment

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Darwinian Revolution

87
Q

according to
some historians, was the time when computer was
made available to ordinary people

A

Information Age

88
Q

are working together to make the life of the people, the society, much easier so, therefore, the society benefits from technology

A

Technology and Science

89
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explained how human mind works and cure its mild mental illness

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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

90
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(T or F) Stoics put duty above feelings or emotions.

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True

91
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He patented the first telephone during the first modern information revolution

A

Alexander Graham Bell

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