Pre-Industrial Age Before 1700s
The discovery of fire, the development of paper from plants, and the forgery of weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper, and iron.
Cave Paintings (35,000 BC)
Papyrus in Egypt (2500 BC)
Clay Tablets in Mesopotamia (2400 BC)
Acta Diurna in Rome (130 BC)
Dibao in China (2nd century)
Codex in the Mayan Region (5th century)
Printing press using wood blocks (220 AD)