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400: |
Chinese first make steel by forging together cast and wrought iron
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400:
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Chinese invent the umbrella
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400: |
Hypatia develops the hydrometer, used to determine specific gravity
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475: |
Evidence suggests that the stirrup was invented in China or Korea
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496:
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Clovis Adopts Roman Christianity
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500:
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Abacus is first used in Europe
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520:
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Water powered flour sifting machine invented in China
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520:
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First European paddle wheel boats designed, powered by oxen, but it is unlikely that they were ever built
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523:
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Boethius writes Consolation of Philosopy |
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537:
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Waterwheels were built on boats during a siege on Rome by the Ostrogoths
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550:
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Description of wind-powered land vehicle used in China
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550:
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Chryses of Alexandria builds the first horizontal arch dam that curves upward into the current
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580:
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Women in China invent matches for cooking and heating while under siege
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590:
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Oldest known use of toilet papter in China
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600:
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Windmills invented to grind grain in Persia
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600:
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First reference to a quill pen, but it's believed they may have been used earlier
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610:
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Writings in Japan mention 'burning water' for lamps, thought to be petroleum
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650:
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Greek physician lists the symptoms of lead poisoning
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673:
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Greek Fire, thought to be oil and quicklime, which produces heat when added to water, is invented
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674:
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English Church gets glass windows
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675:
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The first sundial in England is built in Newcastle
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700:
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First reference to the abacus that implies it goes back to the 2nd century
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700:
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Evidence of first printed text using wooden blocks
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700:
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Largest pyramid ever built in Cholula
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717:
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Charles Martel becomes Mayor of the Palace in the Frankish Kingdom
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732:
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Charles Martel defeats the Muslims at Tours
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748:
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First newspaper printed in Beijing, China
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751:
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Pepin the Short becomes King of the Franks
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751:
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Arabs learn to manufacture paper
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755:
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Pepin donates land taken from the Lombards to the papacy
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768:
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Charlemagne becomes King of the Franks
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774:
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Charlemagne dereats the Lombards
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790:
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Wang Chu in China builds wooden otter to catch fish
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790:
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Charlemagne introduced the 'royal foot' as a measurement of lenght and the 'karlsfund' as a unit of weight
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800:
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Charlemagne is crowned Emporer of the Romans by Pope Leo III
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800:
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Blast furnaces built in Scandinavia for making cast iron
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800:
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The modern saddle came into use in Europe
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800:
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Porcelain and stoneware pottery first seen in China
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800:
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Han Chih-ho builds wooden cat that catches rats
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814:
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Charlemagne dies and the empire is given to his son Louis the Pious
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840:
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Louis the Pious dies and the empire is divided among his sons as the height of the Viking attacks begin
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850:
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Chinese scientist Shen Kua first refers to a magnetic compass
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890:
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The Magyars invade central Europe
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900:
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Arab chemists and physicians prepare rubbing alcohol by distilling wine
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900:
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The Horseshoe is invented
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962:
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Otto I crowned Emperor of the West marking the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire
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987:
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Hugh Capet becomes the King of France
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1045:
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Chinese books are printed using moveable type presses
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1054:
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The split between the Byzantine and the Roman Churches occurs which would later lead to the formation of the Greek and Eastern Orthodox Churches
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1061-1091:
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The Norman Conquest of Sicily
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1066:
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The Norman conquest of England: William the Conqueror
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1086:
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Reference to use of a magnetic compass for navigation
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1096:
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The Start of the First Crusade
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1104:
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Earliest pointed arch on a cathedral used in the Romanesque Cathedral
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1105:
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Windmills first mentioned in England
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1105:
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Chinese invent multi-colored paper money to make counterfeit money harder to produce
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1108:
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Italians begin distilling wine to make brandy
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1130:
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Construction on the Abbey Church at St. Dennis begins making the first Gothic church with a flying butress
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1150:
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Persian and Egyptian potters develop a low-fired pottery resembling soft paste porcelain
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1159:
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The Chinese first develop rockets
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1189:
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Paper mill established in Herault, France
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1190:
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Jordanus Nemorarius gives the first mathematical proof for the law of inclined planes
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1195:
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Oldest known record of a fishing reel in China
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1205:
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Chimneys built into houses
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1206:
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Buckwheat is grown in Europe
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1215:
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King John is forced to sign the Magna Carta, the basis for English law even today
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1221:
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The Chinese make bombs that produce shrapnel instead of just a loud noise
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1232:
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During Mongol siege Chinese use kites to relay messages behind enemy lines
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1288:
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The first firearm, a small cannon, is made in China
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1300:
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The hourglass is invented
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1300:
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Eyeglasses become common
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1309-1377:
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The 'Babylonian Cpativity:' The Popes are French and influenced by the French Monarchy
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1321:
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Dante completes the Divine Comedy
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1323-1328:
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Peasants revolt in Flanders
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1335:
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Rockets first used in Europe
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1337-1453:
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The Hundred Years' War between France and England
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1335:
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Compound crank handle invented
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1347-1351:
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The Black Death (Pnuemonic and Bubonic Plagues) rages through Europe
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1385:
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Rockets first used in Europe
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1377:
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The papacy returns to Rome under the instruction of Pope Gregory XI
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1385:
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Cast iron becomes generally available in Europe
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1390:
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Metal type used for printing in Korea
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1431:
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Joan of Arc condemned as a witch and burned at the stake
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