Historical antecedents

in the Course of
Science and
Technology
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 Transportation
Importance:
❑ To go to places and discover
new horizons
❑ To search for food and find
better locations
❑ To trade surplus goods
❑ Assists journeys to unfamiliar
and strange areas
❑ To return home
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 Communication
Importance:
➢ To communicate with
the natives
➢ For record- keeping
➢ To keep records of
history and culture
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 Weapons and Armours

Earliest known gunpowder formula

To discover new places or establishment of

new alliances with other tribes
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 *CONSERVATION OF LIFE

“S and T played a major role in the

discovery of cures to, if not, the
prevention of, illnesses”.

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 ❖ People ventured into what is now known
as the field of engineering.

• Development allowed humans to build

structures that would address their
specific needs and wants.

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 *ARCHITECTURE

Architectural designs
were signs of
technological
advancement of a
particular civilization.

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 Being able to prolong life with the mass
production of food and advancement of medical
technology, as well as raise the quality of life by
making complicated and difficult task easier,
humans later on developed the TECHNOLOGY
to improve how they look.

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 The developments in S and T, aside from
affecting the lives of people, were the results
of many prior antecedents.

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 Different major technological
advancements during the ancient
times.

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 Ancient Mesopotamia
The Sumer

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 Sumerian Civilization
Sumerians
-are characteristically inventive

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Cuneiform

- first “writing system”

- to keep records of things

with great historical value

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Uruk City

- the first “true city” in the world

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The Great Ziggurat of Ur

-called the “mountain of God”

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Irrigations and Dikes
- to bring water to farmlands and control the
flooding of the rivers

SUMERIAN FIELDS

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 Irrigations and Dikes

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 Babylonian
civilization

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 Babylonia

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- made up of layers upon layers of gardens that
contained several species of plants, trees and
vines

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 Egyptian
civilization

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 EGYPT

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Papyrus

- lighter and thinner

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- sheets were less breakable
 Papyrus

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 HIEROGLYPHICS
- system of writing using
symbols
- records were carved at
the walls of pyramids
and other important
Egyptian structures

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COSMETICS

Egyptian women putting kohl in her eyes

- both health and

aesthetic reasons
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 WIG
-for health and wellness

-to protect the shaved

heads of the wealthy
Egyptians from the harmful
rays of the sun
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 Water Clock/ Clepsydra

It utilizes gravity that affects

the flow of water from one
vessel to the other

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 Roman
civilization

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 ROME

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 Newspaper

-known as gazettes

-engraved in metal or
stone tablets

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 Bound Books or
Codex

Julius Ceasar started the

tradition of stacking up
papyrus to form pages of a
book

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Roman Architecture

➢ one of the most visual

contributions of the ancient
Roman Empire to the world

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 Chinese
civilization

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GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Built in 1907

- the largest and most

extensive
infrastructure

Made with stone, brick,

wood, earth, and other
materials

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GUNPOWDER
-used to propel bullets
from guns and cannons

-used in fireworks
Earliest known gunpowder formula
during important
celebrations
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 MEDIEVAL/
MIDDLE AGES

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 PRINTING PRESS
-to address the need for
publishing books

This invention also made

works accessible to
individuals who could not
even write. (Streissguth,
1997)

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MICROSCOPE
-people were able to observe
organisms that were normally unseen
by the naked eye

The microscope was key in

discovering new means in preventing
and curing various illnesses
(Davidson, 2015)
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 Telescope

-helps in the observation

of remote objects, was a
great help for navigators

Together with the telescope, the invention of the

compass, oars, and rudders made sea travelling easier
and safer (Helden, 1989)
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WAR WEAPONS
For open-are battles, people
Long bow
developed cross bows and
long bows so that they could
attack the enemies at long
ranges, keeping themselves
safe with the protection of
walls and fortresses

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 MODERN TIMES

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 PASTEURIZATION

Through this process, milk could be stored and

consumed for a longer period. It also prevented
illnesses caused by harmful bacteria (Macalester
College, 2010).
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 PETROLEUM REFINERY

The development of kerosene established the petroleum

refinery industry (Skrabec, 2010).
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 PHILIPPINE
INVENTIONS

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 SALAMANDER AMPHIBOUS TRICYCLE

-an amphibious tricycle that can

cross not only flooded streets
but also rivers and lakes

-utilized to travel from island to island.

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SALT LAMP

-lighting system that utilizes a

material abundant in the
Philippines--saltwatwer

Sustainable Alternative Lighting (SALt) lamp

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 MEDICAL INCUBATOR

Its main purpose was to maintain

conditions suitable for a newborn,
usually a pre-term baby.
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 MOSQUITO OVICIDAL/
LARVICIDAL TRAP SYSTEM

This trap system is made of natural ingredients that are

lethal to mosquitos but safe for humans and the
environment.
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 E-JEEPNEY

This modern type of transportation utilizes

electricity instead of the more expensive diesel.
It is environment-friendly since it does not emit any
smoke and noise.
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