LESSON 1 Flashcards
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SCIENCE
- Systematized body of knowledge
- Organized and Dynamic
- Human Activity
- Social Enterprise
Scientific Method
- Ask a Question
- Do a Background Research
- Construct a Hypothesis
- Test your Hypothesis
- Analyze your Data
TECHNOLOGY
- Material Product
- Application of Knowledge
- Human Activity
people were concerned with transportation and navigation, communication and record-keeping, mass production, security and protection, as well as health, aesthetics and architecture.
ANCIENT TIMES
was significant because people were trying to go places and discover new horizons. They travelled to search for food and find better location for their settlements. They also travelled to trade their surplus goods
in exchange for things that they lacked.
Transportation
was also essential in their endeavors to discover and occupy new places. They needed a way to communicate with natives of the area they visited so as to facilitate trade and prevent possible conflicts.
Communication
was also important since they needed to remember the places they had been
to and document the trades they made with each other, and the history and
culture so they could establish their identities as they tried to relate with other
culture and civilizations.
Record-keeping
assisted them in their journeys to unfamiliar and strange areas in the world. It allowed them to return home after they discovered new places or completed an important trade with another group of people
Navigation
were important in the discovery of new places or the establishment of new alliances with other tribes, at that time, there was always a risk of conflicts when people meet met others with different culture and orientations. Stronger nations invade weaker ones so they could take
much needed resources. As such, the development of weapons and armors
for security and protection was considered a major achievement.
Weapons and Armors
A primary challenge they faced was the _.
conservation of life
Different illnesses and diseases, _, hampered the full potential of a
human being.
both natural and man-made
In order to integrate their needs for better transformation, establishment of
structures for protection from human attacks and natural disasters, and
construction of bigger and stronger infrastructure- people ventured into what
is known as _.
engineering
The development would address their specific needs and wants. The development of engineering also ushered in the introduction of _. During the ancient times, elaborative architectural designs were signs of technological advancement of a particular civilization.
architecture
Looking _ pleasing plays also a major role during the ancient times. People were not contented on beautifying only their infrastructures and surroundings. They discovered that people looked more visually presentable and appealing by adding some features and decorations in their bodies.
aesthetically
Sumer was an ancient civilization founded in the Mesopotamia region of the Fertile
Crescent situated between the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers. Known for their
innovations in language, governance,
architecture and more, _ are considered the creators of civilization as
modern humans understand it.
SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION
The first writing system developed by the
Sumerian. It is a system that utilizes word pictures & triangular symbols which are carved on clay using wedge instruments & then left to dry.
Cuneiform
Considered as a great wonder not only
because it is considered to be the first city in the world but also for the way it was erected. Sumerians able to build this city with a big challenge because of using only mud or clay from the river, which they
mixed with reeds, producing sunbaked bricks
Uruk City
it was built as a place of worship, dedicated to the moon god Nanna in the Sumerian city of Ur in ancient
Mesopotamia.
The Great Ziggurat of Ur
Today, after more than _, the ziggurat is still well preserved in large parts as the only major remainder of Ur in present-day southern Iraq. – it was built as a place of worship, dedicated to the moon god Nanna in the Sumerian city of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia. Today, after more than _, the ziggurat is still well preserved in large parts as the only major remainder of Ur in present-day southern Iraq.
4,000 years
The Sumerians were the first ones to establish _ on a large scale. They made canals, _, and ditches to ensure
that their crops have enough water.
Irrigation and Dikes
This method was considered as one of the world’s most BENEFICIAL
ENGINEERING works.
Sailboats
Wheel
Plow
Roads
at that time the wheel was not yet invented; the main mode of transportation was through waterways such as rivers and seas.
Sailboats
the first _ were not made for transportation but for farm work
and food processes. With the use of the _, mass production was made easier and Farmers were able to mill grains with less effort in less time.
Wheel
this enable them to dig the ground where seeds would be planted in a faster pace. As the _ breaks the ground, the farmer would just drop the seeds and the farm work would be already done.
Plow
