A Sense of Time

  • Fire
    230,000 BCE

    Fire

    We cook our food with fire, warm our homes, light candles, roast marshmallows, shape metals, and create new energy
  • Pottery
    25,000 BCE

    Pottery

    Developed in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Farming
    9978 BCE

    Farming

    Digging sticks were used for farming
  • Irrigation
    6000 BCE

    Irrigation

    Crop production
  • The Wheel
    4000 BCE

    The Wheel

    it contributed to the mechanisation of agriculture (animal traction, crop irrigation) and craft industries
  • Weaving
    3500 BCE

    Weaving

    The way of making clothing
  • Ironworking
    3500 BCE

    Ironworking

    Components of buildings, roads, etc.
  • Sailing
    3500 BCE

    Sailing

    improves physical and mental health, helps teens develop leadership and teamwork skills, and instills an appreciation for the natural world and environmentalism.
  • Writing
    3400 BCE

    Writing

    Sumerian script-first type of writing
  • The Great Pyramid
    2570 BCE

    The Great Pyramid

    Reminder of Ancient Egypt
  • Bronze Working
    2500 BCE

    Bronze Working

    bronze was used widely in weapons, armour, tools, and other implements.
  • Roman Concrete
    600 BCE

    Roman Concrete

    A new way of building structures.
  • Death of Alexander the Great
    323 BCE

    Death of Alexander the Great

    His empire disintegrated after the death
  • Compass
    206 BCE

    Compass

    Tool for navigation
  • Paper
    105

    Paper

    Improved learning skills/style
  • Birth of Christ
    350

    Birth of Christ

    Bethlehem
  • Fall of the Roman Empire
    476

    Fall of the Roman Empire

    freed Europe from rule by a single power.
  • Islam Founded
    610

    Islam Founded

    a new country were the Canaanites people lived.
  • Paper currency
    700

    Paper currency

    The most accepted medium of exchange
  • Windmill
    900

    Windmill

    First windmill-made of cloth
  • Gunpowder
    901

    Gunpowder

    used to make fertilizers, pigments, and pyrotechnics and is known to treat burns and other injuries.
  • Eyeglasses
    1270

    Eyeglasses

    Protects and betters your vision
  • Mechanical Clock
    1300

    Mechanical Clock

    it fuelled the age of discovery and colonialism.
  • Printing Press (Gutenberg)
    1440

    Printing Press (Gutenberg)

    quickened the spread of knowledge, discoveries, and literacy in Renaissance Europe.
  • Columbus sails to W. Indies
    1492

    Columbus sails to W. Indies

    opened up the 'New World' to European colonisation, which would come to have a devastating impact on indigenous populations.
  • Pilgrims Land Plymouth Rock

    Pilgrims Land Plymouth Rock

    recognized as the site where William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims disembarked their ship in 1620.
  • American Independence

    American Independence

    Increased participation in politics.
  • Man Made Fertilizer

    Man Made Fertilizer

    give plants a quick boost but do little to stimulate soil life, improve soil texture, or improve your soil's long-term fertility.
  • Steam locomotive

    Steam locomotive

    Reduced travel time
  • Bicycle

    Bicycle

    reduces road congestion and air pollution
  • First Radio Station

    First Radio Station

    primarily used to contact ships that were out at sea.
  • Photography

    Photography

    Another way of communication
  • Mechanical Reaper

    Mechanical Reaper

    allowed farmers to more than double their crop size and spurred innovations in farm machinery.
  • Deere Self-Scouring Plow

    Deere Self-Scouring Plow

    To alleviate the problem, Deere designed a plow of cast steel; it had a moldboard that allowed it to cut through heavy soil without having the soil constantly adhering to the plow.
  • Vulcanized rubber

    Vulcanized rubber

    Used to manufacture shoes, jackets, etc.
  • Rechargeable battery

    Rechargeable battery

    Used to power electronic devices
  • Pasteurization

    Pasteurization

    Kills harmful bacteria
  • U.S. Civil War Ends

    U.S. Civil War Ends

    strengthening of U.S. foreign power and influence
  • Typewriter

    Typewriter

    Reduced time and expense of sending documents/letters
  • Pong Debuts

    Pong Debuts

    helped to launch Atari
  • Light Bulb

    Light Bulb

    enabled extended work hours, improved safety, and enhanced quality of life by allowing people to work, study, and socialize after dark.
  • Phonography

    Phonography

    Altered how people heard music
  • Telephone

    Telephone

    The telephone is one invention that changed the world and opened a wide world of communication.
  • Coca-Cola

    Coca-Cola

    symbolizes the growth of American business and international expansion.
  • Diseal Engine (Patent Year)

    Diseal Engine (Patent Year)

    Converts energy
  • Motion Pictures

    Motion Pictures

    Movies enabled people to travel the world vicariously, and experience tragedy, love and nearly every other emotion.
  • Wright Bros. Fly

    Wright Bros. Fly

    inaugurated the aerial age with the world's first successful flights of a powered heavier-than-air flying machine.
  • Ford’s Model T

    Ford’s Model T

    changed the way Americans lived, worked and traveled.
  • World War I

    World War I

    one of the great watersheds of 20th-century geopolitical history.
  • Fordson Tractor

    Fordson Tractor

    the first lightweight, mass-produced tractor that was affordable to the average farmer.
  • Transatlantic Flight

    Transatlantic Flight

    highlighted the potential of long-distance flight
  • Televison

    Televison

    Way of communication and entertainment
  • Penicillin

    Penicillin

    used to treat throat infections, meningitis, syphilis and other bacterial infections.
  • Nylon

    Nylon

    Used as plastic fasteners.
  • World War ll begins

    World War ll begins

    Deadliest war in history
  • McDonald’s

    McDonald’s

    accelerating solutions that reduce waste while also transitioning to more sustainable packaging and toy materials.
  • A-Bombs dropped on Japan

    A-Bombs dropped on Japan

    American B-29 bomber dubbed Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city.
  • Transistor

    Transistor

    ensures the circuit is on if the current is flowing and switched off if it isn't.
  • Barcodes

    Barcodes

    The most accurate transfer of information
  • AI

    AI

    a constellation of many different technologies working together to enable machines to sense, comprehend, act, and learn with human-like levels of intelligence.
  • Sputnik launched

    Sputnik launched

    Satellite
  • Moonlanding

    Moonlanding

    The Apollo mission blazed the path for the future of space exploration and exploration of the lunar surface.
  • VHS VCR

    VHS VCR

    The first widely used technology used for watching movies.
  • Apple ll personal computer

    Apple ll personal computer

    Created by Apple Inc.
  • Sony Walkman

    Sony Walkman

    revolutionized the way that we listen to music.
  • CD

    CD

    it's typically a safe way to increase your savings rate of return
  • Smallpox Eradicated Worldwide

    Smallpox Eradicated Worldwide

    Many people consider smallpox eradication to be the biggest achievement in international public health.
  • Motorola DynaTec Cell Phone

    Motorola DynaTec Cell Phone

    the first commercially available portable handheld cell phone
  • Internet

    Internet

    Essential for education, work, and connection with people
  • CRISPR

    CRISPR

    establish genetically modified animal and cell models of many human diseases
  • Nanotubes

    Nanotubes

    excellent electrical conductivity and unique electronic properties.
  • Bluetooth

    Bluetooth

    Allows devices to communicate with each other
  • Cloning of Dolly

    Cloning of Dolly

    Specialized cells can be used to create exact copies of animals.
  • WiFi

    WiFi

    allows local area networks (LANs) to operate without cables and wiring
  • iPod debuts (hard drive)

    iPod debuts (hard drive)

    Getting closer to a smart phone.
  • Google Maps

    Google Maps

    provides detailed information about geographical regions and sites worldwide.
  • iPhone debuts

    iPhone debuts

    Newest way of communication.
  • Netflix streaming

    Netflix streaming

    One of the first locations of streaming.
  • Bitcoin

    Bitcoin

    it has all the essential properties of paper money: acceptability, divisibility, durability, fungibility (interchangeability), portability, and scarcity.
  • Today

    Today

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