Sense of Time

  • Pottery
    18,000 BCE

    Pottery

    Pottery was an important invention because it paved the way for architecture and the art ages such as the Renaissance.
  • Farming
    10,000 BCE

    Farming

    Farming has paved the way for gathering food. It has brought our society from hunting and gathering to farming and advanced food development.
  • Irrigation
    6000 BCE

    Irrigation

    Irrigation has been an important invention agriculturally to improve the growth of crops.
  • Weaving
    4900 BCE

    Weaving

  • Ironworking
    4000 BCE

    Ironworking

    Ironworking helped with architecture specifically in the building of New York City.
  • The Wheel
    4000 BCE

    The Wheel

    This has been important to keep improving transportation.
  • Writing
    3500 BCE

    Writing

  • Sailing
    3500 BCE

    Sailing

    Sailing was one of the first ways people began traveling to other places; one example of this was the exploration of the "New Land" (North America).
  • The Great Pyramid
    2600 BCE

    The Great Pyramid

  • Bronze Working
    2500 BCE

    Bronze Working

  • CRISPR
    1500 BCE

    CRISPR

  • Roman Concrete
    600 BCE

    Roman Concrete

  • Death of Alexander the Great
    320 BCE

    Death of Alexander the Great

  • Paper
    104 BCE

    Paper

  • Birth of Christ
    2

    Birth of Christ

    The birth of Christ is important because it reveals the relationship between God and man; the basis for many religions.
  • Gunpowder
    140

    Gunpowder

  • Fall of Roman Empire
    476

    Fall of Roman Empire

  • Islam Founded
    610

    Islam Founded

  • windmill
    700

    windmill

  • compass
    1190

    compass

    The creation of the compass was very important when it came to the exploration and expansion of the world which led to elaborate trading and a connected world system.
  • Paper Currency
    1257

    Paper Currency

  • Mechanical Clock
    1300

    Mechanical Clock

  • Eyeglasses
    1300

    Eyeglasses

  • Printing Press
    1440

    Printing Press

    The Printing Press allowed religious and scientific documents to be published throughout Europe, resulting in greater technology for information sharing.
  • Columbus Sails to W. Indies
    1492

    Columbus Sails to W. Indies

    This is important because it marked the start of the exploration of North America.
  • Pilgrims Land

    Pilgrims Land

    This shows the continuous growth of the New Nation.
  • American Independence

    American Independence

    The American Revolution marked the independence from Britain.
  • Steam Locomotive

    Steam Locomotive

  • Bicycle

    Bicycle

  • Mechanical Reaper

    Mechanical Reaper

  • Photography

    Photography

    Photography is an important invention in history due to the documentation it brought to the world as well as the rapid innovations that came with it in regards to technology.
  • Deere Self-Scouting Plow

    Deere Self-Scouting Plow

  • Vulcanized Rubber

    Vulcanized Rubber

  • Rechargeable Battery

    Rechargeable Battery

  • Pasteurization

    Pasteurization

  • Civil War Ends

    Civil War Ends

    The end of the war abolished slavery and solidified the United States as a unified nation.
  • Typewriter

    Typewriter

  • Telephone

    Telephone

    The telephone offered communication on a deeper level - technology-wise.
  • Phonograph

    Phonograph

  • Light bulb

    Light bulb

  • Coca-Cola

    Coca-Cola

  • Motion Pictures

    Motion Pictures

    This offered entertainment on a deeper level after fictional writers began writing stories.
  • First Radio Station

    First Radio Station

  • Diesel Engine

    Diesel Engine

  • Fertilizer

    Fertilizer

  • Wright Bros. Fly

    Wright Bros. Fly

  • Ford's Model T

    Ford's Model T

  • WWI

    WWI

    World War 1 marked the start of European affairs mixed with the rest of the world's war systems (disregarding smaller wars such as the American Revolution). The end of this war also marked the start of the causes of WWII.
  • Fordson Tractor

    Fordson Tractor

  • Transatlantic Flight

    Transatlantic Flight

  • television

    television

  • Penicillin

    Penicillin

  • Nylon

    Nylon

  • McDonald's

    McDonald's

  • WWII Begins

    WWII Begins

    The beginning of WWII was very important because it marked the start of the dysfunction that had been occurring in Europe after WWI. The war marked the start of Hitler's attempt to grasp power by the invasion of Poland and his introduction of a Dictatorship in Germany.
  • Bombs Dropped on Japan

    Bombs Dropped on Japan

    The bombing of Japan during WWII showed the United States resilience to attacks while also paving the way for an important alliance with Japan to be formed.
  • Transistor

    Transistor

  • Barcodes

    Barcodes

  • Ai

    Ai

  • Polio Vaccine

    Polio Vaccine

  • Sputnik Launched

    Sputnik Launched

    The launching of Sputnik began the space age as well as the space race
  • Moonlanding

    Moonlanding

    This is important when it comes to space exploration.
  • Pong Debuts

    Pong Debuts

  • VHS VCR

    VHS VCR

  • Apple II Personal Computer

    Apple II Personal Computer

  • Sony Walkman

    Sony Walkman

  • CD

    CD

  • Smallpox

    Smallpox

  • Motorola DynaTec Cell Phone

    Motorola DynaTec Cell Phone

  • Internet

    Internet

  • nanotubes

    nanotubes

  • Bluetooth

    Bluetooth

  • Cloning of Dolly the Sheep

    Cloning of Dolly the Sheep

  • WiFi

    WiFi

  • iPod

    iPod

  • iPhone

    iPhone

  • Netflix Streaming

    Netflix Streaming

  • Bitcoin

    Bitcoin

  • today

    today

    Today is the current year which is very important because the events that happen in the modern day will be analyzed by historians in the future to predict trends.

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