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The Renaissance*_Amtillah Ghaleb

  • Jan 2, 1284

    The Glasses

    The Glasses
    Glasses were invented around 1284, and the inventor was named Salvino D’Armate he invented wearable eye glasses because there was already eye glasses but they were a nuisance because you had to hold them constantly. The reason why he invented them was because people needed glasses but couldn’t always hold the all the time !
  • Jan 1, 1300

    The Clock

    The Clock
    Clocks were invented in the early 1300’s, Benjamin Banneker invented the first clock that actually was working very good. The reason he invented the clock was because they couldn’t get an accurate time.
  • Jan 4, 1300

    The Gunpowder

    The Gunpowder
    No one really knows who invented Gunpowder but they can trace the invention back to ancient China in the 1300’s
  • Jan 5, 1436

    The Printing Press

    The Printing Press
    The printing press was made in 1436 by Johannes Gutenberg, the reason why he invented it was because monks were the people who had written all the books and it took a long time so it was very expensive, but Gutenberg found a way where it was easer to make books and less time consuming!
  • Jan 7, 1496

    The Wallpaper

    The Wallpaper
    Wallpaper was invented in 1496 the inventor in unknown the reason he/she made wallpaper was to make the walls look nice
  • The Lenses

    The Lenses
    Lenses, the first useable lenses was made in 1590 and they were made by Hans Lippershey, he invented it so they could see far away stuff better
  • The Thermometer

    The Thermometer
    Galileo Galilei invented the thermometer in 1593 and the reason was he wanted to know what the temperatures was
  • The Submarine

    The Submarine
    The submarine was invented in 1620 by Cornelis Drebblel the reason why he invented the submarine was so he could explore beneath the water.
  • The Toilet

    The Toilet
    Toilets that flush, were invented in 1775 by Sir John Harington, and I bet you know why he invented the toilet..
  • The Match

    The Match
    John Walker invented the match in 1827 because he wanted an easer way to start a fire