Ancient Persian Civilization Achievements and Innovations

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What is the main focus of life technology?

  • Inventing new musical instruments
  • Developing software applications
  • Preserve, repair, maintain, reproduce, and improve living systems (correct)
  • Creating architectural designs

Which of the following is NOT part of scientific process as described in the text?

  • Describing
  • Classifying
  • Suggesting solutions (correct)
  • Observing

What does the technology process involve?

  • Unrelated to meeting any needs
  • Identification of a specific need, desire, or opportunity (correct)
  • Creating fictional stories
  • Developing artistic expressions

Which of the following is NOT a step in the technology processes described?

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What is the key aspect of management technology?

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In the science process described, which step involves formulating a hypothesis?

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Who is considered the 'Father of Greek Medicine'?

<p>Hippocrates (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Greek philosopher taught that nature was composed of or convertible into water?

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According to Empedocles, nature was a mixture of which four elements?

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Which Greek mathematician is known for perfecting geometry as a single logical system?

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Who is credited with inventing the science of hydrostatics and making a planetarium powered by water?

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'Father of Philosophy' who taught that nature was composed of or convertible into water is:

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When was the first preparation of strong spirits of wine made in Europe?

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Which architectural innovation allowed buildings to have much higher ceilings and larger windows?

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In which century did the invention of spectacles occur in Italy?

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Who authored the 'Canon of Medicine'?

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What was known to the Chinese several centuries ago before passing to the West or Europe?

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Which concept allowed mechanical clocks to tell time accurately?

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What is the purpose of a Qanat?

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Who is credited with the discovery of sulfuric acid?

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What is the significant contribution associated with Johann Gutenberg?

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What was the primary use of windmills during Medieval Times?

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Which civilization introduced a uniform system of gold and silver coinage?

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What was the main function of a watermill in the feudal economy?

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Which part of the mind is like the top of an iceberg?

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Which part of the personality primarily operates on the 'pleasure principle'?

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What is the role of the Ego in personality according to the text?

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Which part of the personality emerges as the 'moral principle' guiding right and wrong behavior?

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In Freud's theory, which part of the mind is completely outside of our awareness?

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Before the arrival of the Spaniards in the Philippines, the natives already had practices linked to which fields?

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