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One of the most important historical events of the Medieval era is the Hundred Years War.
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The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. Killing between 75 million and 200 million people. The Black Death is thought to have started in China or central Asia.
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A printing press is a device for evenly printed ink onto a print medium such as paper or cloth.
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It increased the distance ships could travel.
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Speactakles also known as glasses, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes.
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The Panama Canal locks is a lock system that lifts a ship up 85 feet to the main elevation of the Panama Canal and down again.
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The credit for the invention of the first parachute usually goes to Sebastien Lenormand in 1783, Leonardo da Vinci actually conceived the parachute idea a few hundred years earlier
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A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry.
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Christopher Columbus was an explorer, navigator, and colonizer and explored America.
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In 1515 there was only three hospitals in England for the population of 200 million people.
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A caravel is a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship developed in the 15th century by the Portuguese.
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It made people better feed so it made it easier to feed your family.
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William Harvey discovers the circulation of blood. The first known blood transfusion is attempted soon afterward.
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The rate of inventions starting to come down in the 1800's sometime.