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    ANCIENT TIMES
    Ancient civilization paved the way for
    advances in Science and Technology.
    These advances during the ancient period
    allowed civilization to flourish by finding
    better ways to communication,
    transportation, and ways of living.
    The ANCIENT WHEEL
    People from ancient civilization used animals as means
    of transportation, that is, wheels could be attached to
    a cart and the cart attached to animals.
    The invention of the ancient wheel is credited to the
    Sumerians. The oldest known wheel in an
    archaeological excavation is from Mesopotamia, and
    dates to around 3500 BC.
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    The ANCIENT WHEEL
    Today, the wheel is a very important legacy the
    Mesopotamians have left us. They are almost
    everywhere. Without wheels, we would not have the
    rubber tires, and cars wouldn’t have even been
    thought of. Everyone would still be walking around,
    living in huts because lots of construction machines
    would not be able to work because there would be no
    way of moving around the machines.
    The PAPER
    In as early as 3000 BC, the Egyptians had developed a
    technique for making paper from the pith of the
    papyrus plant. This particular plant flourished along the
    bank of the Nile.
    By weaving together long strips and placing a weight
    on top to bind them together, they were able to create
    these long and durable, thin sheets of paper.
    The English word “paper” actually comes from the
    word “papyrus”.
    The PAPER
    The Egyptians found the need to create paper due to
    the fact that writing on stones, ancient temples, and
    caves was not fairly easy.
    By creating paper, they were able to transcribe
    messages and publish important documents that could
    be carried and transported.
    Papers first uses included being used as a wrap for
    precious items in Ancient China, religious texts in
    Ancient Egypt, and government texts in Ancient Greece.
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    The SHADOOF
    The Shadoof is a tool used and invented by Ancient
    Egyptians to irrigate land. It is a hand-operated
    device used for lifting water.
    It is a long balancing pole with a weight on one end
    and a bucket on the other. The bucket is filled with
    water and easily raised then emptied onto higher
    ground.
    Its invention introduced the idea of lifting things using
    counterweights.
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    The ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM
    The Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known
    mechanical calculator.
    It was constructed around the second century BCE and
    lost in a shipwreck very close to the small Greek island
    of Antikythera.
    The shipwreck was discovered 2,000 years later, in 1900.
    The Mechanism was recognized in the spring of 1902 as
    a geared mechanical device displaying calendars and
    astronomical information.
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    The AEOLIPILE
    Heron Alexandrinus, or Hero of Alexandria as
    he was often known, was the first inventor of
    the steam engine, a steam powered device that
    was called Aeolipile or the Heron engine.
    The name comes from the Greek word “Aiolos1”
    who was the Greek god of the winds.
    An aeolipile is a sphere that is positioned in such
    a way that it can rotate around its axis. Nozzles
    that are opposite to each other would expel
    steam and both of the nozzles would generate a
    combined thrust resulting in torque, causing the
    sphere to spin around its axis. The rotation force
    speeds up the sphere up to the point where the
    resistance from traction and air brings it to a
    stable rotation speed.
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    REFERENCE/S

    Alova, A.[Chard Aye Alova].(2020, October 26). Science,


    Technology, and Society 1 - Antecedents in the Ancient Period
    [Video]. YouTube.
    https://youtu.be/ZgeYj5qtyiY?si=fYzjscFhaDmMFZXe

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