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200,000 BCE
Rock Carvings
human-made carvings in a natural stone that depicts art culturally diverse in nature. -
3500 BCE
Cave paintings
cave paintings by primitive people -
3500 BCE
Sumerian Cuneiform
Sumerian writing known as cuneiform was invented -
2500 BCE
Hieroglyphs, Clay Tablets and Abacus
Egyptian form of writing called hieroglyphs came to being through depicting their histories -
2000 BCE
Phoenician Alphabet
the foundation of modern day alphabet, used by Phoenicians in ancient times -
540 BCE
Libraries of the Greeks
the Greeks began to establish collection of books and the first library in Ancient Greece was in Athens -
206 BCE
Dibao
literally means "reports from the (official) residences" used by the Imperial Court in China as a publication for notices and happenings in its government -
130 BCE
Acta Diurna
the oldest newspaper in Rome, translated into "Daily Acts" it is a form of print media meant for official notices in the Republic of Rome -
79 BCE
Wax Tablets
used as a reusable portable writing surface used by Romans, Jews and other civilizations of old -
105
Paper
Paper-making was one of the inventions of Chinese. -
220
Woodblock Paper Printing
used in East Asia as a means to reproduce text in cloth, textiles and late on paper originating in China -
401
Dresden Codex
collection of pre-Columbian Mayan hieroglyphic texts which is the oldest surviving book from Latin America -
500
Dresden Codex
collection of Pre-Columbian Mayan hieroglyphic text and the oldest surviving book from America -
724
Mechanical Clock
invented in China by Liang Lian-Can -
898
Diamond Sutra
the oldest book from Asia which contains Buddhism texts -
1280
Eyeglasses
also known as spectacles worn by monks and scholars. -
1450
Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the first successful printing press for reproduction of print media -
1455
Gutenberg Bible
The oldest surviving book in the Europe, published by Johannes Gutenberg -
1500
Leo's Inventions
Leonardo da Vinci invented and produced ideas on flying machines, the first ever mechanical calculator and so much more -
1510
Pocket Watch
Invented by Peter Heinlein, this became one of the most frequently used technology of aristocratic families in Europe -
1517
Ninety-Five Theses
Published and nailed on the Church door by Martin Luther. It is also known as the Disputation on the Power of Indulgences. -
1581
Galileo's Time
Galileo Galilei invented the Pendulum-timing device, thermometer, microscope, compass and influenced the astronomical telescope and began further studies on Astronomy and Mechanics
