Science

Cards (592)

  • What is the Ancient Three-Age System?
    A classification of ancient ages by tool development
  • What materials were used for weapons in the Stone Age?
    Stone, wood, bone, and other materials
  • Which human species existed during the Stone Age?
    Neanderthals and Denisovans
  • What characterizes the Paleolithic Period?
    Hunters and gatherers living nomadically
  • What was the primary lifestyle of people during the Paleolithic Period?
    They were mainly hunters and gatherers
  • What significant development occurred in the Mesolithic Period?
    Introduction of agriculture and fishing
  • How did living conditions change from the Paleolithic to the Mesolithic Period?
    People became permanent settlers in villages
  • What tools were used during the Neolithic Period?
    Polished stone tools and hand axes
  • What was a major advancement in the Neolithic Period?
    Use of agriculture and domestication of animals
  • What characterizes the Bronze Age?
    Tools and weapons made of copper and bronze
  • What is smelting?
    A process of extracting metal by heating
  • Which two metals were blended to create stronger metal in the Bronze Age?
    Copper and tin
  • What societal change occurred during the Bronze Age?
    Rise of states or kingdoms under central government
  • When did the Bronze Age end?
    Around 1200 B.C.
  • What significant advancement was made during the Iron Age?
    First production of steel by Hittites
  • What civilization developed armored cavalry during the Iron Age?
    Persians
  • What period is known as Antiquity?
    600 BCE to 529 CE
  • Who were the natural philosophers?
    The first scientists in Greek civilization
  • Who is recognized as the Father of Medicine?
    Hippocrates
  • What is the Hippocratic Oath?
    A pledge to separate medicine from religion
  • What did Socrates contribute to philosophy?
    Knowledge through dialogues using the Socratic Method
  • What did Plato establish?
    The Academy and coined the term element
  • Who is considered the Father of Biology?
    Aristotle
  • What did Aristarchus propose?
    The Sun-centered universe (Heliocentrism)
  • Who calculated the size of Earth and its distance to the Moon?
    Claudius Ptolemy
  • What is the significance of Herophilus?
    He is known as the Father of Anatomy
  • Who is known as the Father of Modern Geometry?
    Euclid
  • What did Archimedes contribute to mathematics?
    He is known as the Father of Mathematics
  • What is the time frame of the Middle Ages?
    4761450 A.D.
  • What characterized the Early Middle Ages?
    Slow progress of science and rise of the Catholic Church
  • What significant inventions came from the Islamic Empire during the Middle Ages?
    Gun powder, paper, and compass
  • What was the impact of the Black Death on science?
    It caused questioning of Aristotelian teachings
  • What was the Scientific Method popularized by?
    Francis Bacon
  • What was the significance of the printing press?
    It allowed for mass production of books
  • Who discovered Laudanum?
    Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
  • What did Tartaglia discover?
    Pascal’s triangle and canon elevation
  • What is Leonardo da Vinci known for?
    Engineering and physical concepts
  • What did Nicolas Copernicus propose?
    The Heliocentric Theory of the universe
  • What did Johannes Kepler describe?
    Planetary motion and elliptical orbits
  • What did Galileo Galilei discover?
    Law of Motion and pendulum