Inventions Flashcards
Where was gunpowder invented?
China in 9th century
What is one theory of how gunpowder made it’s way to Europe?
on the silk road through middle east
When was gunpowder first recorded being used in Europe?
1313
What was one of the most important technological developments of the Renaissance in the 1400’s?
invention of the caravel
Who built the first caravels?
Spanish & Portuguese
Which two famous Portuguese explorers were able to use the caravel to travel across the ocean and around the tip of southern Africa?
Barolomeu Dias and Vasco ds Gama
When was the first mechanical clock invented?
1300’s
Who invented the printing press?
Johann Gutenberg
Germany 1436
Who invented the flush toilet?
Sir John Harington
England 1590
Who invented the first match?
Robert Boyle
England 1680
