Grade 6: Medieval Inventions

This article from Britannica has a section about Mechanical Clocks

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Some articles from Gale:

• The Evolution of the Mechanical Clock
• The Clock and Watch
• Imperial China: Science, Technology, and Health

Watch this short video about the history of telling time!

History of TimeKeeping

Why is knowing the time so important?

Here's are some articles from Gale about the history of the compass:

From World of Invention

From UXL Science

Quick facts about the invention of the compass

Britannica article about the compass

This Britannica article discusses the invention of the printing press

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Who invented the Printing? Was it Gutenberg or was it invented in China? Two Gale articles tell two different stories!

Gutenberg invents the printing press

How China beat Gutenberg to the printing press

How was the world changed by the printing press?

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More about the history of printing

How did the Printing Press change the world? Read this History.com article to find out more!