1. Alphabet: Allows people to communicate without speaking
2. Metric System: Allows people to measure
3. Wheel: Allows people to move things more efficiently
4. Plow: Allows people to prepare soil for agriculture
5. Internet: Allows people to search for new information easily
6. Telephone: Allows people to communicate without seeing each other
7. Printing Press: Allows people to mass produce paper products
8. Nail: Allows people to build sturdy structures
9. Spear: Allows people to hunt
10. Engine: Allows people to travel at a rapid pace
11. Knife: Allows people to cut things
12. Assembly Line: Allows people to manufacture more efficiently
13. Sewing Machine: Allows people to create clothing at a rapid pace
14. Telescope: Allows people to view far away things closer than they are
15. Protractor: Allows people to measure angles
16. Gun: Allows people to kill at mass levels
17. Democracy: Allows for citizens of a nation to have a say in politics
18. Light Bulb: Allows for people to see light other than sunlight or firelight
19. Row Boat: Allows for people to travel over water
20. Airplane: Allows for people to fly through the air
21. Photograph: Allows people to capture moments in history without memory
22. Bicycle: Allows people to move at a quicker rate
23. Computer: Allows for people to explore the internet
24. Axe: Allows for people to chop things more efficiently
25. Cotton Gin: allows for cotton to be cleaned quicker
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Most Important Inventions in History
Non-FictionA list of the most important inventions in history and what they did to enhance our lives.
