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Before The Industrial Revolution

By tomtee
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    1300-1930

  • Jan 1, 1317

    The Advancement Of The River Lock.

    Advancement of the river lock in 1373.
  • Jan 1, 1337

    Start Of a 100 Year War

    This caused the making of lots of weapons.
  • Jan 1, 1348

    Bubonic Plague

    Bubonic Plague
    killed an estimated 25 million people, or 30–60% of the European population.
  • Jan 1, 1440

    Invention of the Printing Press.

    Invention of the Printing Press.
    English philosopher Francis Bacon said that this invention "changed the whole face and state of the world".the printing press changed the way of spreading information.
  • Jan 1, 1450

    Invention Of Specticles

    Invention Of Specticles
    this meant some people can see properly and work.
  • Jan 1, 1485

    Invention Of The Parachute

    Invention Of The Parachute
    The parachute was invented by Leonardo da Vinci probably the first to make the design of the parachute.
  • Jan 1, 1490

    Invention of the canal lock.

    Designed by Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 - 1519)
  • Jan 1, 1492

    The Finding of America

    The Finding of America
    This meant that the Spanish empire could farm a lot more and expand/migrate to America, the Empire could get a greater population and they would be able to feed them.
  • Improvements In Medicine.

    Improvements In Medicine.
    Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered red blood cells, bacteria, and protozoa. he used a microscope to do this. William Hervey is the person who found out about how blood circulates.
  • Invention of Blood Transfusion.

    Invention of Blood Transfusion.
    helped to save lifes and they could use the blood to find more medicines.
  • End of English Civil War.

    End of English Civil War.
    The English civil war started in 1642 and ended in 1651 leaving England with a democracy.
  • Great London Fire

    Started by a bakery cooking bread.
  • End of England's Industrial Revolution

    the making of inventions stopped in these years.
  • Australia Industrial Revolution

    Australia Industrial Revolution
    This has now made a highly civilised country.
  • Salting Meats

    this was found in the 1900and was used to preserve foods.