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Is the act of growing your own food and plants. Is important because it allows people to sustain their own life and can also be profitable. -
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Sailing uses the wind acting on sails, wingsails or kites to propel a craft forwards. Throughout history sailing has helped civilizations to develop as people sailed across oceans to settle in new areas or trade with others. -
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Written language of communication. It is significant because it allows society to grow and advance, passing down knowledge via books. -
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The compass is a compact device that allows us to use directions by following the natural way the earth leads us. This invention was important because it allowed humans to follow directions other than the north star. -
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Paper is a physical medium that we can use to convey ideas, and we can use it to create various learning materials, from simple worksheets to elaborate textbooks. -
Rome's fall ended the ancient world and the Middle Ages were borne. These “Dark Ages” brought the end to much that was Roman. The West fell into turmoil. However, while much was lost, Western civilization still owed the Romans a debt. -
A machine created to make electricity and power using wind. -
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The printing press revolutionized society by standardizing language, spreading ideas, increasing literacy, and growing the printing industry. -
Columbus's journeys to the Americas opened the way for European countries to colonize and exploit those lands and their peoples. Trade was soon established between Europe and the Americas. -
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This allowed all American freedom and is significant because it was the start of a free country from Great Britain. -
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A phonograph is a device originally invented in the 1870s to record and playback sounds. It was important because it was the first device to reproduce recorded sound. -
Modern living was greatly enhanced with the invention of the electric lightbulb. It allowed people to see at night with equipment. -
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Movies enabled people to travel the world vicariously, and experience tragedy, love and nearly every other emotion. -
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An internal combustion engine in which air is compressed to a sufficiently high temperature to ignite diesel fuel injected into the cylinder. It is significant because it allows machines to run. -
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The vehicle was one of the first mass-production vehicles, allowing Ford to achieve his aim of manufacturing the universal car. -
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World War I was one of the great watersheds of 20th-century geopolitical history. It led to the fall of four great imperial dynasties and set up the groundwork for World War II -
These flights are a significant part of international air travel and are often long-haul journeys that require specific aircraft capabilities for extended ranges. -
An object that allows us to watch streaming around the world. Is significant because -
Penicillin is both the name of a single antibiotic and the name of a widely used group of antibiotic medicines. Using penicillin and other antibiotics has saved many people's lives. -
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It is the first object launched into Earth's orbit and was significant because it was the start of the Space Race. -
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The Internet is where we can learn, do, and communicate with pretty much anything. This invention was extremely significant because it allowed the world to be 10 times more advanced. -
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Bluetooth technology allows devices to communicate with each other without cables or wires -
Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell. Before Dolly was born, this was thought to be impossible. -
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The year and time it is currently, the present.