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The first stirrups were invented in the far East in about the second century BC. They reached Western Europe in the eighth century by way of Byzantium.
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Wind and Water were used more and more for power. Mills were built to pump water, grind grain, and crush ore.
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The earliest written record of a windmill's existence in England is a rental note for a mill in Weedly, Yorkshire dated 1185
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Manufactured in Italy.
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Brought to Europe, probably from India in the 13th century, made homespun clothing available to all. Before this invention, spinning thread had been done by hand. The spinning wheel was foot powered.
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Made in Italy.
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Invented gunpowder was brought to Europe from China.
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Followed by the moldboard turning plow in the 11th century, vastly improved agricultural output.
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Developed after the horsecollar and stirrup. With a wheelbarrow, man could move several times his own.
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