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What is an intellectual revolution characterized by?
What is an intellectual revolution characterized by?
What was the existing paradigm before the Copernican Revolution?
What was the existing paradigm before the Copernican Revolution?
What did Tycho Brahe extensively track in his observations?
What did Tycho Brahe extensively track in his observations?
What is the title of Copernicus' groundbreaking work that challenged existing beliefs?
What is the title of Copernicus' groundbreaking work that challenged existing beliefs?
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What is one of the main purposes of an intellectual revolution?
What is one of the main purposes of an intellectual revolution?
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What allowed the Maya civilization to record all knowledge on long strips of paper?
What allowed the Maya civilization to record all knowledge on long strips of paper?
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Which Mesoamerican civilization developed true science according to the text?
Which Mesoamerican civilization developed true science according to the text?
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What kind of predictions did the Dresden Codex contain for centuries?
What kind of predictions did the Dresden Codex contain for centuries?
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What technique did the Maya use to achieve great accuracy in angular measurement for making predictions?
What technique did the Maya use to achieve great accuracy in angular measurement for making predictions?
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Which plant originated in Mesoamerica according to the text?
Which plant originated in Mesoamerica according to the text?
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What properties were found in several sculptures from Mesoamerican sites during 2000-1500 BC?
What properties were found in several sculptures from Mesoamerican sites during 2000-1500 BC?
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What was the major gold producer in South Africa during ancient times?
What was the major gold producer in South Africa during ancient times?
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Which metal product was NOT commonly used by Africans according to the text?
Which metal product was NOT commonly used by Africans according to the text?
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What purpose did metal products NOT serve in ancient Africa?
What purpose did metal products NOT serve in ancient Africa?
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In ancient African constructions, which architectural elements were commonly integrated?
In ancient African constructions, which architectural elements were commonly integrated?
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What technological advancement fueled the Information Revolution according to the text?
What technological advancement fueled the Information Revolution according to the text?
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What do computers primarily rely on to execute tasks?
What do computers primarily rely on to execute tasks?
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What invention at Intel in 1971 made personal computers possible?
What invention at Intel in 1971 made personal computers possible?
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Who led the 1858 endeavor that built the first submarine cable with a transmission speed of one word per minute?
Who led the 1858 endeavor that built the first submarine cable with a transmission speed of one word per minute?
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In what era did the optical fiber communication industry move into around 2002?
In what era did the optical fiber communication industry move into around 2002?
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What is the main focus of e-commerce?
What is the main focus of e-commerce?
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Which technological advancement plays a key role in delivering massive amounts of data in the age of the internet?
Which technological advancement plays a key role in delivering massive amounts of data in the age of the internet?
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What characteristic distinguishes the coherent era in optical fiber communication around 2002?
What characteristic distinguishes the coherent era in optical fiber communication around 2002?
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What was Isaac Newton's contribution to the understanding of motion?
What was Isaac Newton's contribution to the understanding of motion?
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What did Johannes Kepler propose regarding planetary orbits?
What did Johannes Kepler propose regarding planetary orbits?
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What did Charles Darwin's theory challenge?
What did Charles Darwin's theory challenge?
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What did William Paley's Natural Theology argue?
What did William Paley's Natural Theology argue?
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In terms of heavenly bodies, what did the New Paradigm suggest according to Galileo Galilei?
In terms of heavenly bodies, what did the New Paradigm suggest according to Galileo Galilei?
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What was the focus of Sigmund Freud's Freudian Revolution?
What was the focus of Sigmund Freud's Freudian Revolution?
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