GERALD AND JULIANATICZXS

• It was invented by the European’s

in the early 15th and 16th century.
• It is the introduction of cannon, a
large tubular firearms to fire a
heavy projectile over a long
distance. It was also used in
mining during middle ages.
• It has bombards, a large type of
bullet where usually made of iron
and used to fire large stones.
• It was 14th century when the
hourglass was seen
commonly, the earliest firm
evidence being a depiction in
the 1338 fresco Allegory of
Good Government by
Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
• A device used to measure the
passage of time. It
compromise two glass bulbs
connected vertically by a
narrow neck that allows a
regulated trickle of material
from the upper bulb to the
lower one.
• In 1439 printing press was
made in Europe in
Strasbourg by Johannes
Gutenberg
• A device for applying
pressure to an inked
surface resting upon a
print medium, thereby
transferring the ink
• It was first used in the 7th century in the
medieval Europe and they are consider the
as one of the greatest examples of
improving Middle ages technology.
• A tidal mill is a special type of water mill
which is driven by the rise and fall of tides.
In order to use them, a dam with a sluice
was used to be created across a proper tidal
net
• They could be also used at a section of a
river estuary made into a reservoir. With the
upcoming tides, the water used to enter the
mill pond through a one-way-gate. This gate
was used to get automatically closed as the
tidal began to fall. With the lowering tide,
the stored water could be released to turn a
water wheel.
• Was invented in at the Italy in
the year 1285
• It was invented by Salvino
D’Armante and first used by
Roger Bacon for optical
purposes but the magnifying
lens were already using for
reading purposes
• Was developed during 13th century
• The oldest mechanical clock in the
world is in England located at the
Salisbury Cathedral
• The primary use of mechanical
clock was in the monasteries. They
used it to keep track of hours of
daily prayer
• These clocks are now termed as
turret clocks
• The spinning wheel was most likely
invented by the Islamic world by the
early 11th century
• A spinning wheel is a device for a
spinning thread or yarn from fibers.
• Basic spinning of yarn involves taking a
clump of fibers and teasing a bit of them
out, then twisting it into a basic string
shape. You continue pulling and twisting
to make it longer and longer, and to
control the thickness
• By about 1420, complete suits of plate
armour had been developed in Europe
• This was commonly seem in Western
European armies especially during the
Hundred years war, the war of roses of
the Italian wars
• Used to protect the wearer against spear
or pike thrusts and provided decent
defense against blunt trauma
• Made from iron or steel would usually
weigh around 15-25 kg
• Since its discovery around A.D
850, gunpowder has been one of
the most influential inventions
ever developed. Gunpowder
permanently altered the way
that human beings wage war,
brought an end to the medieval
ages in Europe.
• Earliest known chemical
explosive
• It consists of mixture of sulfur,
charcoal, and potassium nitrate
• The magnetic compass was first
invented as a device for
divination as early as the
Chinese Han Dynasty and Tang
Dynasty
• The compass was used in Song
Dynasty China for navigational
orienteering
• Long bow was significant war
technology which was used by
English against the French
during the 13th century
• The longbow had significantly
higher rate of fire and
penetration power
• The use of longbow by English
ensured an easy victory against
French cavalry during the
Hundred Years’ war