Chapter 58
What "Fish" did Edward Tyson discover was a mammal?
Porpoise.
Why is Darwin known as the Father of Evolution?
His book, On the Origin of Species, created the foundation for modern Evolution.
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg.
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Who invented the "Architectural" technique for memorization?
Quintilian.
Which English physician was not well known, but made a big impact on Anatomy in the late 1600s?
Edward Tyson.
What invention greatly assisted the significance of "The Origin of Species?
The printing press.
What is the "architectural" technique of memorization?
Mentally placing objects in different rooms of a house.
Spell "Uniformitarianism".
U n i f o r m i t a r i a n i s m .
What was the "Chain of Being"?
The idea that the universe was ordered from simple to complex organisms.
What was the "Grand master metaphor" that described Man's place in nature?
The Great Chain of Being.
Why is Wallace not widely known for the Theory of Evolution?
He tended to get involved in numerous small or controversial matters.
What killed the virtue of memory?
The printed page, or the printing press.
What was Darwin's last name?
Darwin.
Which egyptian king confronted Thoth, god of knowledge, about the dangers of his invention, and what was the invention?
Thamus, and the invention of letters.
What did the term "Orang-Outang" mean?
Man of the woods.
What two naturalists first introduced the Theory of Evolution?
Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace.
Who was the greek goddess of memory?
Mnemosyne.
How was the Theory of Evolution received?
Poorly.
Who was considered to be the inventor of the classic form of memory?
Simonides.
What kind of "Orang-Outang" did Edward Tyson dissect, and why was its dissection so important?
A chimpanzee, and it was found to be more similar to humans than other apes, causing humans to be eventually classified as species.
What is Uniformitarianism, and give one example of it.
The Theory that changes in the earth have happened evenly and continuously, not radically.
Which Athenian statesman refused to learn the art of memory, and preferred to learn forgetting?
Themistocles.
What was the name of the ship Darwin went to the Galapagos on?
The Beagle.
On what date was The Origin of Species published?
November 24, 1859.