15 Most Pertinent Technological Advances from Antiquity to the Renaissance.

By DLewis23
  • 3500 BCE

    The wheel is invented

    The wheel is invented
  • Period: 3500 BCE to

    15 Most Pertinent Technological Advances from Antiquity to the Renaissance.

  • 2500 BCE

    Ancient Egyptians invent the early version of paper

  • 1700 BCE

    Semites of the Mediterranean develop the alphabet

    Semites of the Mediterranean develop the alphabet
  • 600 BCE

    Thales of Miletus discovers static eletricity

    Thales of Miletus discovers static eletricity
  • 300 BCE

    Chinese invent early magnetic direction finders

    Chinese invent early magnetic direction finders
  • 250 BCE

    Archimedes invents the screw pump

  • 27 BCE

    Romans develop the basic concrete called pozzolana

    Romans develop the basic concrete called pozzolana
  • 600

    Windmills invented in Middle East

    Windmills invented in Middle East
  • 700

    Chinese invents gunpowder and fireworks

    Chinese invents gunpowder and fireworks
  • 1000

    Chines develops eyeglasses

  • 1206

    Arabic engineer al-Jazari invents a flushing hand-washing machine

  • 1450

    Johannes Gutenberg pioneers the modern printing press

    Johannes Gutenberg pioneers the modern printing press

  • Zacharias Janssen makes the first compound microscope

    Zacharias Janssen makes the first compound microscope

  • Sir John Harrington invents the first flushing toilet

    Sir John Harrington invents the first flushing toilet

  • Galileo Galilei designs a basic thermometer

    Galileo Galilei designs a basic thermometer