Sense of time

  • Pottery is invented
    29,000 BCE

    Pottery is invented

    Pottery is important because the bowls and cups we use today would not have been made. This is because early forms of bowls and cups were made of clay.
  • Farming
    10,000 BCE

    Farming

    Farming is one of the most important things humans have learned because farming is one of our main sources of food.
  • Weaving is invented
    6500 BCE

    Weaving is invented

  • Irrigation
    6000 BCE

    Irrigation

    Irrigation is important because irrigation helps grow crops plants and lawns. Irrigation helps in dry areas or during below-average rainfall because this gives crops water to continue growing plants.
  • Ironwork
    4000 BCE

    Ironwork

    Ironwork is the process of using Iron to make an object like a sword. This is important because this allows for stronger and more durable tools to be made.
  • The Wheel
    3500 BCE

    The Wheel

    The Wheel is an important invention because it allowed animal-drawn carts to be made, which allowed humans to bring more things with them when they needed to move somewhere.
  • Sailing
    3500 BCE

    Sailing

  • Writing
    3400 BCE

    Writing

    Written language for communication. The first language was cuneiform and it is the most significant because it allowed societies to grow and advance, passing down knowledge via books
  • The Great Pyramid
    2600 BCE

    The Great Pyramid

  • Bronze Working
    2500 BCE

    Bronze Working

  • The Romans use Concrete
    600 BCE

    The Romans use Concrete

  • Death of Alexander the Great
    323 BCE

    Death of Alexander the Great

  • Compass
    206 BCE

    Compass

  • Birth of Christ
    4 BCE

    Birth of Christ

  • Paper
    104

    Paper

  • Gunpowder
    142

    Gunpowder

  • The Fall of the Roman Empire
    476

    The Fall of the Roman Empire

  • Islam is Founded
    610

    Islam is Founded

  • Windmill
    900

    Windmill

    A structure that uses wind to power something. The Windmill is important because it tells you where the wind is coming from. The windmill can also be made to power something using wind.
  • Eyeglasses
    1268

    Eyeglasses

  • Mechanical Clock
    1270

    Mechanical Clock

  • paper currency
    1368

    paper currency

  • Printing press
    1440

    Printing press

  • Columbus sails to W. Indies
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus sails to W. Indies

  • Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

    Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

  • American Independence

    American Independence

  • Steam Locomotive

    Steam Locomotive

  • bicycle

    bicycle

  • Photography

    Photography

  • Deere self-scouring plow is invented

    Deere self-scouring plow is invented

  • Vulcanized Rubber

    Vulcanized Rubber

  • Man Made Fertilizer

    Man Made Fertilizer

  • The first Telephone

    The first Telephone

    A device used to communicate over long distances. The Telephone changed how humans communicated to each other. The telephone allows for people to communicate in real time over long distances, this also changed how quickly news spreads over long distances.
  • Rechargeable Battery

    Rechargeable Battery

    The rechargeable battery allows for a device to have a source of power that is able to be recharged by electricity. If it wasn't for the rechargeable battery, then devices like phones would not be able to be used on the go.
  • Pasteurization

    Pasteurization

  • U.S Civil War Ends

    U.S Civil War Ends

  • Typewriter

    Typewriter

  • Mechanical Reaper

    Mechanical Reaper

  • Phonograph

    Phonograph

  • Light Bulbs

    Light Bulbs

    A device that uses electricity to illuminate a room. Light Bulbs are an important invention because they allowed for Lanterns that used fire to illuminate a room to be discontinued. This made fires less likely to happen.
  • Coca-cola first sale

    Coca-cola first sale

  • Motion Pictures

    Motion Pictures

  • Patent Year of the Diesel Engine

    Patent Year of the Diesel Engine

  • Wright Brothers take flight

    Wright Brothers take flight

    The Wright Brothers' invention, the 1903 Wright Flyer changed how humans traveled and how wars were fought. This allowed for humans to travel long distances in shorter amounts of time. This also changed how wars were fought because this allowed for vehicles like tanks to be destroyed without risking the lives of soldiers on the ground.
  • Ford Model T

    Ford Model T

    The Model T changed how humans traveled while they were going about life. The Model T allowed for multiple people to travel in comfort and be able to transport more things quicker.
  • World War I

    World War I

  • Fordson tractor is built

    Fordson tractor is built

  • Transatlantic Flight

    Transatlantic Flight

  • First Radio Station

    First Radio Station

  • Television

    Television

  • Penicillin

    Penicillin

  • Nylon

    Nylon

  • World War II begins

    World War II begins

  • McDonald's

    McDonald's

  • Transistor

    Transistor

    The transistor is used to control how strong a signal is. The most common use of transistors is to control how much voltage or current is going through an object. This allowed for devices to become smaller because transistors can vary in size
  • Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan

    Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan

  • Barcodes

    Barcodes

    Barcodes are a way to keep track of items. Barcodes have changed how items are stocked and kept track. barcodes are commonly used to track the stock of an item by a store
  • AI

    AI

  • Polio Vaccine

    Polio Vaccine

  • Sputnik Launched

    Sputnik Launched

  • Moon landing

    Moon landing

  • Pong

    Pong

  • VHS

    VHS

  • Apple II is invented

    Apple II is invented

    The Apple II made computers more accessible to consumers by making them cheaper and easy to operate compared to other computers of the era.
  • Sony Walkman

    Sony Walkman

    The Sony Walkman changed how people listened to music on the go. This allowed people to listen to their cassette tapes while they were going through their day.
  • Smallpox eradication

    Smallpox eradication

  • CRISPR

    CRISPR

  • CD

    CD

  • The Internet goes online

    The Internet goes online

    The internet changed a lot of things. one was the ease of access to information. This allows for people to go out and learn about things they are curious about for free. The internet also changed how humans communicated to each other with the help of Email.
  • Motorola DynaTec Cell Phone

    Motorola DynaTec Cell Phone

  • Nanotube

    Nanotube

  • Bluetooth

    Bluetooth

    Bluetooth has changed how headphones, earbuds, and controllers connect to devices. Bluetooth allows for commutation between devices without the need of a cable to connect to each other.
  • Cloning of Dolly

    Cloning of Dolly

  • Wifi

    Wifi

    Wifi allows for devices to connect to the internet without the the need of a network cable. this allows for devices like phones to connect to the internet.
  • The iPod is invented

    The iPod is invented

  • Google Maps

    Google Maps

  • Netflix starts streaming

    Netflix starts streaming

  • iPhone is invented

    iPhone is invented

    The iPhone took the world by storm because it allowed you to be able to communicate with friends on the go, take pictures, listen to music, and browse the internet in one device.
  • Bitcoin

    Bitcoin

  • Today

    Today