Part 4 · Human Memory
Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Human Memory
Early Cultures:
Before 3000 BC, people were unable to 31 so they relied on memory.
Memory helped with navigation and family history.
People used memory to identify dangerous foods, such as some types of 32
Ancient Greeks
Simonides believed that memories linked to a 33 are easier to recall.
In the 1st century, Greeks believed the senses, especially 34 , could help memory.
Ancient Romans
Making a good 35 depended on memory.
From 100 BC, they developed techniques to improve memory. Cicero believed people have a memory that can be developed, in addition to their 36 memory.
Later European History
Scholastics used earlier memory techniques to teach 37
In the 17th century, people believed 38 could provide explanations.
In the 19th century, schoolchildren learned facts, such as 39 , using repetition.
Modern Times
In the 1940s, important research on “S”, who worked as a 40 , but people started to rely on computers.