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Period: 45,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE
Paleolithic
s a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools and covers roughly 95% of human technological prehistory -
40,000 BCE
Stone tools
A stone tool is, in the most general sense, any tool made either partially or entirely out of stone. Although stone tool-dependent societies and cultures still exist today, most stone tools are associated with prehistoric, particularly Stone Age cultures that have become extinct. -
11,000 BCE
Fishing nets
A fishing net is a net used for fishing. Nets are devices made from fibers woven in a grid-like structure. Some fishing nets are also called fish traps, for example fyke nets. Fishing nets are usually meshes formed by knotting a relatively thin thread. -
Period: 10,000 BCE to 4000 BCE
Neolithic
New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 15,200 BC, according to the ASPRO chronology, in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world[2] and ending between 4500 and 2000 BC. -
7000 BCE
Clay pots
Pottery is the ceramic material which makes up potterywares -
Period: 4000 BCE to 500
Classcal Antiquity
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2500 BCE
Abacus
Abacus is a calculating tool that was in use in Europe, China and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu–Arabic numeral system. -
300 BCE
The water pump
The pumping of water is a basic and practical technique, far more practical than scooping it up with one's hands or lifting it in a hand-held bucket. -
100 BCE
Paper
Paper is a thin material produced by pressing together moist fibres of cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets. -
Period: 500 to 1500
The Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or Medieval Period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. -
Period: 1500 to
The Modern Age
is the global historiographical approach to the timeframe after post-classical history.Modern history can be further broken down into periods -
Telescope
A telescope is an optical instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation -
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First Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, the increasing use of steam power, the development of machine tools and the rise of the factory system. -
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Contemporary Period
Contemporary history is a subset of modern history which describes the historical period from approximately 1945 to the present. The term "contemporary history" has been in use at least since the early 19th century. -
Steamboat
A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels. -
Cement
A cement is a binder, a substance used in construction that sets, hardens and adheres to other materials, binding them together -
Telephone
Telephone is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly. -
Cinema
The history of film began in the 1890s, when motion picture cameras were invented and film production companies started to be established. -
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. -
DVD
DVD is a digital optical disc storage format invented and developed by Panasonic, Philips, Sony, and Toshiba. -
Wi-fi Networks
is a technology for wireless local area networking with devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. -
Discovery of Graphene
Although scientists knew one atom thick, two-dimensional crystal graphene existed, no-one had worked out how to extract it from graphite. That was until it was isolated in 2004 by two researchers at The University of Manchester, Prof Andre Geim and Prof Kostya Novoselov.
