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• Intellectual Revolution refers to the time period when advancements of science and technology changed people's perceptions and beliefs.
• Sigmund Freud's "Freudian Theory of Personality" discusses how a person's growth shapes their personality, as well as "psychoanalysis," which is the procedure used to restore appropriate functioning in the event that a person misses a developmental milestone.
• Psychoanalysis focuses on identifying and releasing unconscious, repressed feelings, thoughts, memories, and desires that are negatively impacting your life.
• Freud believed that all emotions, thoughts, and behavior are buried deep inside the unconscious mind.
• Psychoanalysis may be beneficial for people who want to gain insight into what is influencing their thoughts and actions.
• The goal of psychoanalysis is to make you aware of the root of psychological problems and help you resolve the issues in order to bring about positive change and growth.
• Freud believed that early childhood or past events can shape your present feelings or behavior.
• Nicolaus Copernicus's theory contradicted the Ptolemaic theory, according to which the earth is at the center of the solar system, and demonstrated the validity of the heliocentric theory, which holds that the sun is at the center of the solar system and the earth revolves around it.
• Charles Darwin is well-known for his theory of evolution.
• The book "The Origin of Species" by Darwin, published in 1859, emphasizes that humans are the product of evolution.
• The Information Revolution was sparked by the earliest writing system, Sumerian pictographs, and followed by the invention of the printing press by Gutenberg in 1455.
• The use of telegraphs and typewriters emerged during the Information Revolution.
• Ibn Sina pioneered the science of experimental medicine and produced his two famous books, The Canon of Medicine and The Book of Healing, which are considered classic medical texts in Europe and Muslim nations, respectively.
• China is also known for alchemy, which is a Taoist chemistry.
• Evidence in 1978 suggests that they already mastered making steels.
• The windmill and watermill are used for crushing sugarcane, grinding grain, and pumping water.
• Africa used plants with salicylic acid for pain (aspirin) and for diarrhea (Kaopectate).
• After learning that certain plants had therapeutic qualities, Indians created a remedy that could treat a wide range of illnesses.
• They are also highly advanced in medicine such as operating autopsies and cesarean.
• The book of Badic al-Zaman ibn al-Razaz al-Jazari described candle and water clocks, water vessels, fountains, automata, and water raising devices.
• The technology involved experimentation in drainage, construction of polders, desalination, and irrigation.
• The Chinese kept records of comets, solar, lunar, and supernovas.
• India is known for manufacturing irons and metallurgical works.
• The four great inventions in China are the Compass, gunpowder, papermaking, and printing.
• Africa is known for the production of Kola nuts and coffee in Ethiopia.
• Traditional Chinese medicine practices such as acupuncture and herbal medicine were practiced in China.
• They developed the spherical, self-sustaining earth and the 360-day year, which is divided into 12 equal segments of 30 days each.
• Coffee was developed as a consumable drink that spread to Arabia and then throughout the world.
• Japan is known for portable calculators, MP3 players, Karaoke, and Electric rice cookers.
• Africa is considered the oldest civilization on earth and has contributed early knowledge.
• The Middle East is known for their machine designed for the improvement of irrigation, industrial work and for war.
• India's contribution focused on mathematical fundamentals, number system, and ayurveda.
• The Arabs applied the Roman principles and improved the watermill known as noria.
• The book written by Taqi al-Din ibn Maruf al-Rashid al-Dimashqi explained steampower and a blueprint of a six-piston pump.
• The Mesoamericans contributed to the Information Revolution with the Aztecs establishing a great military force, the chinampa of the Aztecs used a small rectangular area of fertile land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds, the use of rubber is documented in the Maya ball game called tlachtli (talithi), they used cocoa beans as a currency, the Maya developed an accurate calendar, also known as the Mayan Calendar, the Quipus are used by the Incan for book-keeping, and the Mita system was invented by the Inca.
• The Mesoamericans were skilled engineers and administrators of their huge empire.
• Writing, astronomy, and architecture are among the many areas of knowledge that the Mayas possessed.