Medieval Inventions

MS 500 – 1500

  • Windmill [Medieval Inventions Series]

    Features of the Windmill Invented 9th Century Region Persian Empire Original Use Grain milling and water pumping Spread Europe and…

  • Blast furnace [Medieval Inventions Series]

    Features of the Blast Furnace Invented 6th Century AD Region China and later Europe Original Use Processing iron and producing…

  • Treadwheel crane [Medieval Inventions Series]

    Features of the Treadwheel Crane Invented MS 1st Century Region Rome Original Use Construction of large structures Spread Throughout Europe…

  • Printing press [Medieval Inventions Series]

    Features of the Printing Press Invented 1436 Region Europe Original Use Mass production of written works Spread Rapidly across Europe…

  • Eyeglasses [Medieval Inventions Series]

    Features of Eyeglasses Invented 13th Century Region Italy Original Use Vision Correction Spread Europe and Asia Impact Increased Literacy Materials…

  • Mechanical clock [Medieval Inventions Series]

    Features of the Mechanical Clock Invented 13th Century Region Europe Original Use Timekeeping Spread Widely adopted throughout Europe Impact Revolutionized…