Asian Inventors have created dozens of the things we take for granted in our daily lives. They also domesticated most of our most important livestock and many pet animals. Explore fifty of the most amazing Asian inventions of all time!
Prehistoric Asian Inventions: 10,000 - 3,500 B.C.
Domestic rooster by Carly and Art on Flickr.com
Domestication of wheat and peas, Domestication of sheep, Domestication of cats, Domestication of cattle, Invention of pottery, Weaving of the first cloth, Domestication of chickens, Discovery of alcoholic drinks, Domestication of rice, Invention of the Wheel
Ancient Asian Inventions: 3,500 - 1,000 B.C.
Blown glass, photo by destinelee on Flickr.com
Invention of silk cloth, Invention of written language, Invention of glass, Invention of soap, Invention of ink, Invention of the parasol, Invention of irrigation canals, Invention of cartography (map-making), Invention of the oar, Invention of the kite
Inventions of Classical Asia: 1,000 B.C. - 500 A.D.
Mongolian Saddle, by Sam Ose / Olai Skjaervoy on Flickr.com
Invention of the collapsible umbrella, Invention of the crossbow, Invention of the mirror, Invention of ice cream, Invention of paper, Invention of the wheelbarrow, Invention of the seismometer, Invention of the abacus, Invention of saddles and stirrups, Invention of Indo-Arabic numbers
Medieval Asian Inventions: 500 - 1100 A.D.
Chess game, by dbking on Flickr.com
Invention of toilet paper, Invention of chess, Invention of perfume, Invention of porcelain, Invention of gunpowder, Invention of the windmill, Invention of the flamethrower, Invention of canal locks, Invention of the hypodermic needle, Invention of the mechanical clock
Early Modern and Modern Asian Inventions: 1100 - 2000 A.D.
Model of Sputnik, by Marcin Wichary on Flickr.com
Invention of the magnetic compass, Invention of paper money, Invention of metal movable type, Invention of the land mine, Invention of the toothbrush, Invention of the satellite, Invention of the washlet bidet, Invention of the PC sound card, Invention of the PlayStation game device
