Technological advances from Antiquity to the Renaissance.

  • Eye Makeup
    4000 BCE

    Eye Makeup

    Ancient Egyptians mixed minerals with galena to create kohl for eye makeup.
  • Paper
    3000 BCE

    Paper

    Egyptians made paper from the pith of a papyrus plant.
  • Chocolate
    350 BCE

    Chocolate

    Created by the Maya, Aztec from the beans of a cacao tree, had health benefits as well as used for trade.
  • Zero
    300 BCE

    Zero

    First created in the ancient times as a symbol placeholder and developed into more over time.
  • Newspaper
    131 BCE

    Newspaper

    The Ancient Roman the gazette, Acta Diurna (daily acts), informed the public on social and political happenings, military victories, deaths, etc.
  • Concrete
    27 BCE

    Concrete

    The Romans created opus caementicium (Roman concrete) by mixing limestone and volcanic ash.
  • Odometer
    27 BCE

    Odometer

    Measures distance traveled
  • Alarm Clock
    222

    Alarm Clock

    Ctesibius invented a mechanism to sound off delicate water organs or pebbles into drums.
  • Water Mill
    300

    Water Mill

    Advanced milling and agriculture.
  • Anemometer
    1450

    Anemometer

    Designed by Leon Battista Alberti, measures wind speed.
  • Armored Car
    1480

    Armored Car

    Leonardo Da Vinci designed a machine to be used on the battlefield.
  • Robotic Knight
    1495

    Robotic Knight

    Leonardo Da Vinci designed a suit of armor with gears and wheels that moved from a pulley system.
  • Scuba Diving Gear
    1500

    Scuba Diving Gear

    Leonardo Da Vinci invented scuba gear as an attacking tactic for war.
  • Violin
    1560

    Violin

    An instrument created by Andrea Amati.
  • Thermoscope

    Thermoscope

    Galileo Galilei invented the thermoscope that detects change in temperature.