Week 1-4

Question 1

they travelled to search for food and find better locations for their settlements; navigation allowed them to trade with another group of people.

Answer 1

transportation

Question 2

to facilitate trade and prevent possible conflicts. Recordkeeping was also vital to keep records of history and culture to establish their identities as they relate to other cultures and civilizations

Answer 2

communication

Question 3

were developed for security and protection. These were used in the discovery of places or the establishment of new alliances with other tribes

Answer 3

weapons and armors

Question 4

people harnessed the rich resources for survival

Answer 4

conservation of life

Question 5

for better transportation, establishment of structures for protection from human attacks and natural disasters, and construction of bigger and stronger infrastructures

Answer 5

engineering

Question 6

were signs of technological advancement

Answer 6

architecture

Question 7

to keep records of things with great historical value, they developed a writing system that utilizes word pictures and triangular symbols which were carved in clay

Answer 7

cuneiform

Question 8

a city built in mud or clay from the river, mixed with reeds producing sun-baked bricks – a true engineering feat

Answer 8

uruk city

Question 9

also called the mountain of god. Without much building materials, the structure was constructed using sun-baked bricks.

Answer 9

the great ziggurat of ur

Question 10

to increase agricultural production to address the demand for food due to increasing population

Answer 10

irrigation and dikes

Question 11

essential in transportation and trading and in fostering culture, information and technology

Answer 11

sailboats

Question 12

were not made for transportation but for farm work and food processes

Answer 12

wheel

Question 13

to dig the earth faster for cultivation of larger parcels of land

Answer 13

the plow

Question 14

for faster and more organized travels, they lain down sun-baked bricks on the ground

Answer 14

roads

Question 15

a black sticky substance similar to asphalt to smoothen the roads

Answer 15

bitumen

Question 16

made writing easier for the world with the invention of thinner, lighter sheets on which they could write down things.

Answer 16

paper or papyrus

Question 17

combined soots with different chemicals to produce ink with different colors

Answer 17

ink

Question 18

a system of writing which became the language that tells the modern world of their history and culture

Answer 18

hieroglyphics

Question 19

for health and aesthetics reasons

Answer 19

cosmetics

Question 20

(true or false)
Egyptians believed that a
person wearing make-up was protected from evil and that beauty was a sign of holiness

Answer 20

true

Question 21

to enhance the appearance of people, to protect the shaved heads of the wealthy from the harmful rays of the sun

Answer 21

wig

Question 22

to measure time

Answer 22

water clock

Question 23

for time-keeping

Answer 23

alarm clock

Question 24

used in agricultural processes like milling of grains and other ways of food processing

Answer 24

waste mill

Question 25

were the first newspapers containing announcements of the Roman empire to the people

Answer 25

gazettes

Question 26

they started the tradition of stacking up papyrus to form pages of a book

Answer 26

bound books for codex

Question 27

inspired by the Greeks, were able to adapt new building and engineering technology on architectural designs

Answer 27

roman architecture

Question 28

a number system that met their increasing communication and trade concerns

Answer 28

roman numerals

Question 29

made of stone, brick, wood, earth and other materials, it showcased the extent of Chinese engineering technology that time, as well as protected China from foreign invaders

Answer 29

great wall of china

Question 30

mixed charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate

Answer 30

gunpowder

Question 31

he invented the printing press

Answer 31

Johann Guttenberg

Question 32

this device made people able to observe organisms normally invisible to the naked eye

Answer 32

microscope

Question 33

It became a key in discovering new means in preventing and curing various illnesses

Answer 33

microscope

Question 34

this device made travelling and navigation easier and safer

Answer 34

telescope

Question 35

wars resulted to the development of weapons to attack enemies at long ranges, keeping themselves safe with the protection of wall and fortresses. In close-range hand-to-hand combat, protective body armors were created and made lighter

Answer 35

war weapons

Question 36

Louis Pasteur invented this process of heating dairy products to kill the harmful bacteria that allow them to spoil faster.

Answer 36

pasteurization

Question 37

kerosene, the illuminating oil was invented by

Answer 37

Samuel M. Kier

Question 38

Alexander Graham Bell developed this communication system which allows people to connect and communicate with each other in real time.

Answer 38

telescope

Question 39

paved the way for easier arithmetic calculations and resulted to the development of more complex processing machines like the computer.

Answer 39

calculator

Question 40

he thought that all celestial objects — including the planets, Sun, Moon, and stars — orbited Earth. Earth, in the center of the universe, did not move at al

Answer 40

Claudius Ptolemy

Question 41

Claudius Ptolemy's model is called

Answer 41

geocentric

Question 42

He suggested that the center of the solar system is the sun and not the earth

Answer 42

Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 43

Nicolaus Copernicus' model is

Answer 43

heliocentric

Question 44

is the study that explains human behavior

Answer 44

psychoanalysis

Question 45

outstanding research on tissue culture in Philippine

Answer 45

Ramon Cabanos Barba

Question 46

observing the characteristics of Antarctica by using satellite images

Answer 46

Josefino Cacas Comiso

Question 47

known internationally in the field of electrical engineering; was elected as officer of the famous Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Answer 47

Jose Bejar Jr.

Question 48

notable for research on sea snail venom

Answer 48

Lourdes jansuy Cruz

Question 49

for research on herbal medicine

Answer 49

Fabian Millar Dayrit