Our World is to a large extent the result of things people invented.

Imagine a world without textiles, concrete or paper! The people in ancient Mesopotamia invented the wheel in 3800 B.C. They also invented the sailboat and the world’s first written laws.

The ancient Egyptians calculated a number system based on ten and invented a 365-day calendar and textiles to make clothes. They were also the first people to use cosmetics and perfumes as early as 4000 B.C. Both men and women painted their faces and cleaned their shin with oils and creams.

Ancient Greece invented the Olympic Games in 776 B.C, as well as trial by jury and democracy. The ancient Romans were more practical in their inventions .They developed concrete, paved roads and road signs.

The Chinese were prolific inventors and were responsible for inventing paper in about 100 A.D. and they invented gunpowder and the compass.

Finally the flush toilet is not a modern invention at all. It is a product of the Minoan civilization in Crete and dates from about 2000B.C.