Great Olden TIme Inventions
The Incas
China
Maya
GUNPOWDER
It can explode and hurt people all around without warning.
It was a better way to win wars and make a profit on a weapon.
Solar Calendar
Vine Bridges
They were the ONLY way to get across gorges. No Helicopters or anything.
They could be easily burnt when a enemy comes near so that there is no way to get to the Incan civilization.
If it was cloudy, no one would know what day it was.
It was a way to tell time and when to have festivals, parties, etc.
Greece
Water Mill
Quipus
Needed special training to read it.
Way to record things.
Woodblock Printing
City-States
Could lead to wars between them.
A leader for each place.
First printing method.
Could be easily destroyed.
Later Hieroglyphs
Hard to interpret.
Way to record history.
Water Mills are unreliable during a drought and in the instance of a flood, they would break.
They are a good way to make electricity today, and in the olden times, they worked mills, shops, and other assorted businesses.