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200,000 BCE
Humans begin making early tools
10 million years ago humans made the first tools out of wood, stone, bones, and antlers. -
100,000 BCE
Humans discover fire
1-2 million years ago humans discovered fire and began using it as a tool, though they did not know how to create fire on their own yet. -
50,000 BCE
Humans begin to create and wear clothes
From around 25,000-50,000 BCE humans started to craft and wear early articles of clothing for protection. -
10,000 BCE
Early boats are first constructed
Humans first begin to construct boats in 10,000 BCE so that they can travel easily through bodies of water. -
7000 BCE
Hand-made bricks first used
In 6,000-7,000 BCE handmade bricks began being used for construction in the Middle East. -
3500 BCE
Humans invent the wheel
In 3500 BCE, humans first invented what is arguably one of the most important pieces of technology- the wheel. -
3000 BCE
First use of written languages
The first written languages are developed in 3000 BCE, created by the Sumerian people in Southern Mesopotamia. -
1000 BCE
Start of the Iron Age
Iron becomes widely used for making tools and weapons in many areas of the world. -
300 BCE
Early compasses invented
From 300-200 BCE, the Chinese people invented early magnetic direction finders, or compasses. -
27 BCE
Creation of basic early concrete
Romans create a very early version of concrete, called pozzolana. -
105
First use of paper
In 105 CE in China, Ts'ai Lun created the first paper. -
600
Windmills invented
Windmills are invented in the Middle East in order to transform wind power into usable energy. -
700
Chinese create fireworks and gunpowder
In 700-900, Chinese people invent gunpowder and fireworks, which eventually lead to the use of bullets and space rockets. -
1000
Chinese create early eyeglasses
The Chinese begin to develop eyeglasses by attaching lenses to frames that would fit onto people's faces, much like glasses that we have today. -
1206
Ancestor of the modern toilet created
A flushing hand washing-machine is created by al-Jazari, an Arabic engineer. This eventually leads to the invention of the modern toilet. -
1470
Beginning of the invention of parachutes
The first parachute is sketched on paper in the 1470s. It is unknown who invented the parachute.
