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Magnetic properties first descirbed in text from before this period around 45AD. The Chinese used to spin a magnetic spoon to make political decisions
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Chinese Irrigation system
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The horse shoe allowed the horse to walk for longer and further without cracking their hooves. This created the ability to transport agricultural goods to more markets to sell
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accidentally invented while looking for the cure for mortality. Was primarily used as fireworks in religious and other celebrations
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First reports of a blast furnace in china. This would have contributed to the production of steel in china as well. Both of these technologies and materials were absent in western history until centuries later
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The addition of a blade, wheels and a curved mouldboard made a plough that was much better suited for hard soils versus the previous methods of using a sharp stick in softer soils
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peasant had more time to play and not work work. They no longer were practising archery and so there were less skilled soldiers. mass armies were no longer readily available
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The invasion of Wales was when the Anglo-Normans discovered the long ranged Welsh Longbow
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The Normans defeated the Saxons since they had the advantage of horses to use in battle. To stay on these horses they needed stirrups.
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Alexander Neckam reported the use of a magnetic compass for the region of the English Channel. Europeans used the compass to conquer the world.
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The back was raised so the rider could spear their opponent without falling off their horse
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first use gun powder to shoot amunition out of bell casings. Most likely acquired gun powder from the Arabs who in turn found it from the Chinese
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Henry v was severely outnumbered by the french but his victory during the Hundred Year War against france was credited to his use of the Welsh Longbow
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postal service allowed for better communication between people
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William Gilbert first discovered static electricity by rubbing amber with fur
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was first discovered by the Italian Evangelista Torricelli. Idea started when water would not travel farther than 32 ft up a pipe. when Roman Marin Mersenne propsed a vacuum was the cause this was shot down by the church. He was able to mail his findings along with Galeleos work on the findings to a colleague in france by using postal services
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In 1791, Luigi Galvani noticed a frog leg twitch when electricity was applied so concluded that animals conduct electricity.
Alessandro Volta's battery, or voltaic pile, of 1800, was a means to transport electricity -
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First mathematically predicted by James Maxwell
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Alexander Graham Bell was the first to the patent office and is credited with the invention
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from the advancement of hand combat to bow and arrows to gun powder and now to nuclear weapons. The advancement of combat technology is cotinuing to advance at a fast pace and is becoming more destructive with every century
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New technologies in agriculture lead to high productio and less labour, this has further increased in the 20th century to an extreme and unhealthy level
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combing the use of radio waves and the telephone has lead to the invention of the mobile phone which is widely used
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If you tried to put an oxen collar on a horse the animal would suffocate, this was mitigated with the invention of a horse collar. Agricultural productivity doubled with the use of a horse.
