STS | LESSON 2

Question 1

It is defined as precursor to the unfolding or existence of something.

Answer 1

Antecedent

Question 2

it talks about the factors that paved the way for the presence of advanced and sophisticated scientific and technological innovations today.

Answer 2

Antecedent

Question 3

Priorities during the ancient times

Answer 3

• TRANSPORTATION and NAVIGATION
• COMMUNICATION AND RECORT KEEPING
• MASS FOOD PRODUCTION
• PEACE AND SECURITY
• HEALTH AND MEDICINE
• ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING

Question 4

Allows travelling to unfamiliar places and going back home

Answer 4

Navigation

Question 5

• Avoid conflict
• Record of Places they have been
• Document trades that have been made
• Recording history and culture

Answer 5

Communication and Record Keeping

Question 6

Allows travelling to unfamiliar places and going back home

Answer 6

Navigation

Question 7

Going to places
Discovering new lands
Searching for resources
Trade

Answer 7

Transportation and Navigation

Question 8

Nations increase in size and number, resources become scarce and technology is need to Increase food supply without travelling longer distance and working harder to obtain them

Answer 8

Mass production

Question 9

• Weapons and armor
• Defense from other tribe and nation

Answer 9

Security

Question 10

Conservation of life
Survival
Illness and disease

Answer 10

Health

Question 11

Protection from:
Human attacks
Natural disaster

Caters specific need

Answer 11

Engineering and Architecture

Question 12

technological advances (signature of civilization)

Answer 12

Style

Question 13

Symbol

Answer 13

Status

Question 14

Nation

Answer 14

Identity

Question 15

Known for high degree of cooperation

Desire to develop things with connection to science and technology

Kingship created by gods

Answer 15

ANCIENT TIMES: Sumerian Civilization
• 3500-2000 BCE

Question 16

• 1st writing system
• Word picture with triangular symbols
• Allows Sumerians to record historical accounts

Answer 16

Cuneiform

Question 17

Exploration requires larger space to accommodate more
goods

Transportation and trading

Answer 17

Sailboat

Question 18

• 1st writing system
• Word picture with triangular symbols
• Allows Sumerians to record historical accounts

Answer 18

Cuneiform

Question 19

• 3500 BC but not until 3000 it really appear
• Used for field work and food production
• transfer large quantities of product
• Covers greater distanc

Answer 19

Sumerian Wheel

Question 20

Increasing population demands more supply of food

Answer 20

Sumerian Plow

Question 21

The asphalt materials are made of aggregate, bitumen, and sand; where bitumen works as binding material that holds asphalt together.

Answer 21

Road and Pavement

Question 22

may be known as the binding material for pavement like cement in concrete whereas asphalt is the concrete material for making the road.

Answer 22

Bitumen

Question 23

• 1st true city
• Construction, engineering and architectural feat
• Mud + reed =bricks
• Each city was ruled by a different god
• Developed a trade system with bartering (mainly barley
but also wool and cloth for stone, metals, timber, copper,
pearls and ivory)
• Individuals could only rent land from priests (controlled land on
behalf of gods most of profits of trade went to temple )

Answer 23

City of Ur

Question 24

• Temples dedicated to the god of the city • Gods lived on the distant mountaintops • Kings and priests were interpreters
• Only priest are allowed to enter
• Made of layers of mud bricks in the shape of a pyramid • On platforms due to constant flooding
• Temple on top was god’s home

Answer 24

Ziggurat (Anu Antum Temple)