STS Preliminary Exam Reviewer
Questions and Answers 2024/2025
Intellectual Revolutions that defined society
Title of lesson 1
invention of printing press
intellectual activities
number of scholars
Why did the scientific revolution begin in Europe
humans
society
science ideas
Influences to scientific revolution
desire to know and discover
What drives the love for science of scientists
creativity
curiosity
critical thinking
What drives scientists to explore the physical and natural world
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thought experiment
Experiments without formal, or scientific testing or proving
Epitome
The neame of the book which inspired Copernicus to study astronomy
Johannes Muller
He wrote the book which inspired Copernicus to take astronomy
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Book by Nicholas Copernicus explaining his heliocentric theory which states that the
Earth Orbits the Sun and was considered very controversial because it went against
the bible
position of stars
the greatest problem of the Copernican model
Shrewsbury School
The school where Darwin developed an interest for natural history
Galapagos Islands
What was the main island that Darwin observed?
1859
The year that Darwin published his book
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The Descent of Man
a book written by Charles Darwin in which he applies evolutionary theory to human
evolution
evolutionary biology
philosophy of science
The two fields wherein Darwin contributed significantly
Chichen Itza pyramid
An example of a temple for astronomical observations by the Mayans
mica
The mineral from which a rainbow of glittery paints were made by the Mayan
Chinampa
A form of aztec technology for agricultural farming in which the land was divided into
rectangular areas surrounded by canals
iron steel
the contribution of India which the Roman empire held with high regard
India
They were known for manufacturing iron and metallurgy works
Ayurveda
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