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We Changed the World
We Changed the World
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Inventions that changed the world
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This invention made going to the doctors and dentists much easier and less painful
Anesthesia
New magazines in wait room
Robes with open backs
Better lighting
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Without this invention the Egyptians would have no pyramids
Vacations
Lever
Rock
Loincloth
3
This person said he is a legend because legends are legends......What?!?!?!
George Washington
Abe Lincoln
Barak Obama
Chad White
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This invention has been described as turning point at which knowledge began freely replicating
Speaking
Newspapers
Printing Press
Copy Machine
5
Thank you Alexander Graham Bell for inventing this
Cream corn
School lunches
Telephone
Cans
6
This is Mr. Farney's last week, when he leaves I will
Who cares?
laugh and rejoice
Uh, who is Mr. Farney again?
cry
7
This invention replaced scrolls and papyrus and is used in some form almost everyday
Notebooks
Water
Glass
Paper
8
This Roman invention made it far easier to travel and allowed armies to move quickly
Wagon
Anklets
Roads
Chariots
9
Thanks to this invention I no longer have to go outside to do my business
Indoor plumbing
Money
Outhouses
Doggie scoopers
10
You have never known a world without this, but I did (Al Gore did not invent it either!)
Cable TV
The Internet
Cell Phones
SUV's
11
This invention makes it possible for us to turn on the lights in the room
Light Switch
Electricity
Coordination
Running Water
12
This invention repalaced steam as the main source of power and made travel much easier
Internal combustion engine
Hydroelectricity
Solar power
Batteries
13
This invention allows people with less than perfect vision to see clearly once again
Eyeglasses
Magnifying glass
Telescope
Seeing eye dog
14
This invention changed how we fought wars and left the killing to a machine
Gunpowder
Cannonballs
Bullets
Strongly worded email
15
In the 1930's this invention changed farming forever
Steam
Corn
Combine harvester
Flamethrower
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This invention made it possible for us to fight off deadly diseases and led to medical advances
Syringe
Doctors
Penicillin
Hospitals
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This invention changed transportation for the earliest civilizations
The triangle
The square
The rectangle
The wheel
18
This invention helped man to farm more effeciently in ancient Times
Tractor
Dirt
Hay bailer
The Plow
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Because of this invention we can go from one coast to the other in 4 hours or less
Bullet Train
Airplane
Supersonic locomotion
Teleportation
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This invention made computers, tablets, and cell phones possible
Semiconductor
Keyboards
Screens
Power cords
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This invention enabled us to have civilizations by growing food in dry places
The hose
Water buckets
Irrigation
The sprinkler
22
This singer has several fans in this class, you know who you are!
The Wiggles
Justin Bieber
Elmo
Barney
23
This Roman invention enabled us to build magnificant structures
Wood
People
Concrete
Aqueducts
24
If I could vote for President I would vote for
Sanders
Clinton
Cruz
Trump
25
This invention entered humans into a new era
Criminal justice
Crop dusting
Nuclear fission
Hot air baloons
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This invention helps us to preserve food for much longer and change homes forever
Tupperware
Refrigeration
Ice
Zip Lock bags