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Top inventions of all time (Wheel (Why Important? (permitted for long…
Top inventions of all time
Wheel
Why Important?
permitted for long-distance commerce
Romans were first to have high quality roads ~ 312 BC
When?
~3,500 BC
The Plow
Why Important?
made it possible for people to be something other than a farmer
allowed food to be stockpiled (beginning of commerce)
When?
~1000 AD
The Printing Press
invented by Johannes Gutenberg in ~1440
made the spread of information easier
increased common man's access to printed material
Books were now affordable
Poor could now be educated
Automobile
Facilitated movement from point A to point B
Allowed cities to grow
People not tied to city
Led to growth of suburbs
~1885 by Carl Benz