500-700

The heavy plow already in use in the Slavic lands by 500 AD. Horse shoes become common. Estimated urban population in 528 AD. Sil worms and the accompanyin! technolo!y appear in "y#antium$ thou!h sil itsel% has been imported %or hundreds o% years. The breast strap horse harness appears in Europe.

600-800
The heavy plow is in use in &orthern 'taly (the )o valley* by the 8th century. The stirrup arrives in Europe %rom +hina in the early 8th century. Estimated urban population in ,-, AD.

700-900
The heavy plow is in use in the .hineland in the early 8th century. The horse collar %irst appears in Europe. The use o% soap$ a /aulish invention$ spreads throu!h Europe. 'ron becomes common in western Europe. )aper is introduced into the Arab world.

800-1000
The %irst description o% a rotary !rindstoneoccurs in 8-0.

900-1100
Estimated population in Europe in 1000 AD Estimated urban population in 1000 AD. The whippletree %or the tandem hitchin! o% horses to a wa!on comes into !eneral use in the 11th century. The use o% hops in brewin! beer spread between the 10th +entury and the 10th.

1000-1200
The hori#ontal loom appears in Europe in the 11th century$ and in mechani#ed %orm in the 12th century. The %irst artesian well in Europe was du! in Artois (hence the name* in 1122. )ercussion drillin! was %irst used in 1122 by the +arthusian mon s. Tidal mills %irst appear in Europe. .at traps are seemin!ly well3 nown by the 11,04s. The %irst usa!e o% !lass mirrors is recorded around 1180. 5indmills %irst recorded in 1185. Spectacles are invented in 'taly in 1285. Arabic numbers start bein! mentioned in manuscripts around the start o% the 1-th century. +a es o% hard soap enter !eneral use.

1100-1300
)aper is %irst mentioned in Europe in the early part o% the 12th century. 6nowled!e o% ma!nets and ma!netism available in 5estern Europe by 1100. The compass is in use in 5estern Europe by the middle o% the 12th century. Estimated urban population in 1212 AD. 7irst illustration o% a wheelbarrow in the %irst third o% the 1-th century.

1200-1400
Estimated population in Europe in 1-00 AD Thou!h in use in +hina prior to 100 AD and in 'slamic lands since the ei!hth century$ paper usa!e %inally spreads to western Europe in the 1-th century. +annon %irst used in Europe in the %irst third o% the 10th century.

Estimated urban population in 1-02 AD.

1300-1500
7irst blast %urnaces built in Sweden.

1400-1600
Estimated urban population in 108- AD. Estimated population in Europe in 1500 AD