PRELIMINARY EXAM Flashcards
The developments in _____ are not just products of people’s imagination, they are also brought about by gradual improvements to earlier works from different time periods.
A. Our society
B. Science and Technology
C. Technology
D. Science
Science and Technology
This was significant during ancient time because people were trying to go to places and discover new horizons. They traveled to search for food and find better locations for their settlements. They also traveled to trade their surplus in exchange for things that they lacked.
A. Road
B. Transportation
C. Communication
Transportation
People who walks with their feets to wonder and travel.
A. Traveller
B. Wanderer
C. Rover
Wanderer
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
A. Navigation
B. Compass
C. Roads
D. Maps
Navigation
essential in their endeavors to discover and occupy new places. They needed a way to communicate with the natives of the areas they visited so as to facilitate trade and present possible conflicts
A. Transportation
B. Internet
C. Communication
Communication
was also important since they needed to remember the places they had been to and document the trade they made with each other
A. Book keeping
B. Record keeping
C. Documentation
Record keeping
allowed humans to build structures that would address their specific needs and wants. Some of the structures built during the ancient times still exist today and continually awe people
A. Engineering Field
B. Architecture
C. Weapons and Armors
D. Communication
Engineering Field
important as well in the discovery of new places or the establishments of new alliances with other tribes. At the time, there was also a risk of conflict when people meet others with different culture and orientations
A. Architecture
B. Weapons and Armors
C. Engineering Field
D. Communication
Weapons and Armors
others might see this as a mere style, but during the ancient times, elaborate architectural designs were signs of technological advancement of a particular civilization. In generation to come, architecture would be considered a status symbol among nations
A. Engineering Field
B. Architecture
C. Communication
D. Weapons and Armors
Architecture
located on the southernmost tip of ancient Mesopotamia. They are known for high degree cooperation with one another and desire for great things
A. Sumeria
B. Egypt
C. Babylon
D. Greece
Sumeria
located in North Africa
A. Sumeria
B. Egypt
C. Greece
D. Babylon
Egypt
It emerged near the Tigris and Emphrates Rivers
A. Sumeria
B. Babylon
C. Egypt
D. Greece
Babylon
This civilization was perceived to be the youngest political and social enity in the west. It was considered to be the cradle of politics and governance during that period. Because it is so large, other civilizations looked up to it as their model in terms of legislation and codified laws aside from their contributions in politics, a lot of discoveries and inventions still relevant today can be attributed to them.
A. Egyptians Civilization
B. Greek Civilization
C. Roman Civilization
D. Chinese Civilization
Roman Civilization
an archipelago in the southernmost part of Europe. Known as the birthplace of western philosophy
A. Greece
B. Egypt
C. Rome
D. China
Greece
oldest civilization in Asia.
Also known as the middle kingdom.
Located on the far east of Asia.
It was famous among other ancient civilization because of its silk trade
A. Greek Civilization
B. Chinese Civilization
C. Sumerian Civilization
D. Roman Civilization
Chinese Civilization
great builders, engineerings and architects
A. Babylonians
B. Romans
C. Chinese
D. Greeks
Babylonians
Many stories tell about the engineering feats of the _____, especially regarding the infrastructure established by the pharaohs. Aside from engineering technology, the _____ have contributed other practical things that the world now consider as essential
A. Greeks
B. Egyptians
C. Babylonians
D. Chinese
Egyptians
Some of the major achievements of the ____ include in depth works on philosophy and mathematics. More than coliseums and the olympics. It has contributed much to the world especially in the field of science and technology
A. Greeks
B. Babylonians
C. Chinese
D. Romans
Greeks
developed by Chinese alchemists who aimed to achieve immortality. They mixed charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate. Widely used to propel bullets from guns and cannons which cause countless deaths
A. Silk
B. Tea
C. Gun powder
Gun powder
man-made structure that could be seen from outer space. Said to be the largest and most extensive infrastructure that the nation built. Constructed to keep foreign invaders and control the borders of china. Made with stone, brick, wood, earth, and other materials, it showcased the extent of Chinese engineering at the same time
A. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
B. Great Pyramid of Giza
C. Great wall of china
Great wall of china
one of the things that connected far east china to the world. This also opened China to the outside world, making way for cultural, economic and scientific exchanges. It is bridged the gap between the western world and the middle kingdom
A. Tea
B. Silk
C. Gun powder
Silk
a beverage produced by pouring hot or boiling water over crushed/shredded dried tea leaves. It was believed that the first ____ was drunk by a Chinese emperor. It was developed when an unknown chinese inventor created a machine that was done using wheel-based mechanism attached to a wooden/ceramic pot
A. Tea production
B. Coffee Production
C. Cocoa Production
Tea production
1st newspaper was known as ___.
A. Papyrus
B. Gazettes
C. Codex
Gazettes
easier for civilization to write down everything that happened in their time. Julius Caesarstarted the tradition of stacking up papyrus to form pages of a book
A. Record keeping
B. Papyrus
C. Round books/codex
Round books/codex