Technological advances from Antiquity to the Renaissance.

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  • 4000 BCE

    Eye Makeup

    Eye Makeup
    Ancient Egyptians mixed minerals with galena to create kohl for eye makeup.
  • 3000 BCE

    Paper

    Paper
    Egyptians made paper from the pith of a papyrus plant.
  • 350 BCE

    Chocolate

    Chocolate
    Created by the Maya, Aztec from the beans of a cacao tree, had health benefits as well as used for trade.
  • 300 BCE

    Zero

    Zero
    First created in the ancient times as a symbol placeholder and developed into more over time.
  • 131 BCE

    Newspaper

    Newspaper
    The Ancient Roman the gazette, Acta Diurna (daily acts), informed the public on social and political happenings, military victories, deaths, etc.
  • 27 BCE

    Concrete

    Concrete
    The Romans created opus caementicium (Roman concrete) by mixing limestone and volcanic ash.
  • 27 BCE

    Odometer

    Odometer
    Measures distance traveled
  • 222

    Alarm Clock

    Alarm Clock
    Ctesibius invented a mechanism to sound off delicate water organs or pebbles into drums.
  • 300

    Water Mill

    Water Mill
    Advanced milling and agriculture.
  • 1450

    Anemometer

    Anemometer
    Designed by Leon Battista Alberti, measures wind speed.
  • 1480

    Armored Car

    Armored Car
    Leonardo Da Vinci designed a machine to be used on the battlefield.
  • 1495

    Robotic Knight

    Robotic Knight
    Leonardo Da Vinci designed a suit of armor with gears and wheels that moved from a pulley system.
  • 1500

    Scuba Diving Gear

    Scuba Diving Gear
    Leonardo Da Vinci invented scuba gear as an attacking tactic for war.
  • 1560

    Violin

    Violin
    An instrument created by Andrea Amati.

  • Thermoscope

    Thermoscope
    Galileo Galilei invented the thermoscope that detects change in temperature.