Compléter The most important inventionsVersion en ligne Read the short texts about the most important inventions and fill in the blanks using a verb to form a passive voice. par Kama Kabinet 1 used invented invented made neglected helped registered called invented changed brought used used changed invented estimated introduced used changed put 1 . The Wheel ( 3500 BC ) The future of mankind was by the invention of the wheel . Wheels were not only on vehicles in prehistoric times but the evidence suggests that they were first used as potter's wheel in 3500 B . C . 2 . The Compass ( 206 BC ) ? The Pathfinder The mankind was to explore and record the land and water masses around the world by this important tool . 3 . Waterwheel ( 50 BC ) ? The Overlooked Invention Water wheels are often from the most notable inventions that changed history . The waterwheel was by Roman engineer Vitruvius . The force got by flowing or falling water was into mechanical energy . This mechanical energy was then to crush grains , drive sawmills , power textiles , forge bellows , and much more . 4 . Calendar ( 45 BC ) ? Save The Date The first solar calendar was by Egyptians . Then , the Julian calendar using a 12 - month system was to people by Julius Caesar . But , it had a major flaw as it was off by 11 minutes . The Gregorian calendar or the modern calendar was by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 . 5 . Clock ( 725 AD ) ? the First Mechanical Clock The clock wasn ? t as such , as it was just a redesign of the sundial . The first mechanical clock was by Yi Xing of China in 725 AD . 6 . The Printing Press ( 1450 ) ? The Gutenberg Effect The printing press served a great role in the industrial revolution . The impact of the printing press in history can't be together better than the words of Mark Twain himself " What the world is today , good and bad , it owes to Gutenberg . " 7 . The Steam Engine by Thomas Newcomen ( 1712 ) ? The Invention that Started a Revolution Do not confuse his invention with the steam - powered train as it was later invention by another inventor . The Newcomen engine was stationary and was as a stationary pump or a motor . 8 . Vaccines ( 1796 ) ? One of the Most Important Inventions for Humankind It was that nearly 500 million deaths were because of smallpox disease . The smallpox vaccine was by Edward Jenner and he is the Father of Immunology . 9 . Electric Battery ( 1800 ) ? Volta's Remarkable Feat In the 1800s , people had no continuous electric lines that carried a constant supply of power . This was when the first ever battery was by the Italian inventor Alessandro Volta . 10 . ? ? ?
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