PRELIMS Flashcards
as a cultural as well as individual
process of thoughts
Science
a way of understanding the world and human interactions with it.
Science
it involves challenging existing beliefs, fostering change, and promoting scientific progress by encouraging the modification of theories to approach truth, as seen in the history of scientific development
intellectual revolution
An astronomer in the Renaissance
Nicolaus Copernicus
His work was often cited as the beginning of the Scientific Revolution
Work: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres)
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Earth is not the center of the universe.
Nicolaus Copernicus
proposed that Venus and
Mercury are nearer to the Sun than Earth.
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are farther from
the Sun than to Earth.
Copernicus
he published a book On the Origin of
Species (1859), which opened the idea of
evolution as the central theme of biology.
Charles Darwin
is a long-term process that results in species diversification
Evolution
We share a common ancestor with
monkeys and apes.
Theory of Evolution
Copernicus proposed that Venus and
Mercury are nearer to the Sun than Earth.
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are farther from
the Sun than to Earth.
Heliocentrism
Theory of natural selection as a mechanism of evolution
Charles Darwin
Organisms that are more adapted to their
environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success.
Natural Selection
He founded psychoanalysis to understand
the human’s inner life
Sigmund Freud
His theory states that experiences shape
personality and human behavior.
Sigmund Freud
Aside from psychoanalysis, he also
contributed to understanding: the unconscious mind, defense or coping
mechanisms, psychosexual development,
and the emotional and psychological side ofmental health
Sigmund Freud
based on the solar cycles
Haab Calendar (365 days)
How many days are in Haab Calendar?
365 days
related to agricultural cycles, religious rituals, and movement of celestial bodies
Tzolkin Calendar (260 days)
How many days are in Tzolkin Calendar?
260 days
Constructing well-designed temples (i.e., pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Mexico) to conduct _ astronomical observations of the sun, moon, planets, and other celestial bodies
naked-eye
A complex way of life
Civilization
Number system based on the numeral 20 the concept of zero and positional value
Mayan positional number system
Accurately predicting eclipses
Maya
