Historical Engineering Timeline - ITE

Question 1

lack of communication and transportation prevented the sharing of knowledge in prehistoric time

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Which society was the first Engineering society to be established?

Accepted Answer

Royal Society

Question 3

What is the largest masonry structure ever built?

Accepted Answer

The Great Pyramid of Khufu

Question 4

Who lives like their ancestors, taking advantage of modern tech while preserving their culture?

Accepted Answer

A & B

Question 5

at beginning of engineering, people within the community acted separately to accomplish tasks.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Modern age inventions appear to narrow, with much focus on computers.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Why are the limestone blocks from The Great Pyramid of Khufu nonexistent today?

Accepted Answer

Taken off for other uses

Question 8

Mesopotamia was the first civilization to develop a system of writing

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

In the “Space Race,” which of the following occurred first?

Accepted Answer

Sputnik 1 orbit

Question 10

Prehistoric cultures educated their youth much like we do today.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Who OCCURRED FIRST in a timeline dealing with the development of mathematics:

Accepted Answer

Archimedes

Question 12

Select all correct answers. A goal of early science in many cultures was proper connection to:

Accepted Answer

All of these are correct

Question 13

Prehistoric cultures designed and built needed items by written language, (cave paintings).

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

History is about people and accomplishments.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Between which years are focal points for engineering according to the text and presentation?

Accepted Answer

4000 B.C. – 2000 B.C.

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