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You can say Gutenberg was one.
There were plenty of inventions in the Middle Ages, but since there were no patents for inventors, and since people were not writing much about current events, there are few, if any, names recorded.
Among the medieval inventions are chimneys, which made it possible to have modern fireplaces; they were a 12th century invention, but we only know that they were invented in Northern Europe because that is where they first appeared. Most other inventions are similarly anonymous.
In the case of the artesian well, we know that it was invented by a monk or monks of an Carthusian abbey in Artois, France, in the year 1126, but we have no records of the names of people involved.
Even the invention of the printing press has elements of mystery surrounding it, and while every bright schoolchild knows the printing press was invented by Gutenberg, the deeper you get into the issue, the murkier it gets. I remember reading a book on the subject with a sense of frustration that there were no answers (wish I could remember the name so I could use it as a reference). The author said of Gutenberg, that we could safely say he invented something that had to do with printing, but we really cannot say for sure what that was. It could have been the press, but probably was not; it might have been the type, but very likely was not; it could even have been the ink. But the author thought the most likely thing to be Gutenberg's invention was the mold the type was made in.
The link below goes to an article mostly made up of a list of medieval inventions with some commentary. The list is long and includes some impressive inventions, but not much in the way of names. Jan van Eyck is credited with perfecting oil paint, and though oil paint had been introduced earlier, his formulation of oil paint probably constitutes an invention of a new type of oil paint. But most names associated with inventions are the names of the first people to record it or draw a picture of it, and during the Middle Ages they were more concerned with what it was than with who did the work.
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∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoPutting aside a lengthy debate on what "medieval" actually means, there were many inventions during the Middle Ages:
glass mirrors
stained glass
mechanical clocks
the magnetic compass
the quill pen
the castle
certain types of siege engine
cannons and handguns (at the very end of the Middle Ages)
various military weapons including the falchion, the glaive, the fauchard, the voulge and the halberd
the windmill
There are many more.
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∙ 12y agoAmong the inventions of the High Middle Ages were the following:
- Wine press, which later developed into the printing press
- Artesian well
- Rib vault
- Fireplace and chimney
- Treadmill crane
- Stationary harbor crane
- Early clocks
- Compound crank
- Paper mill
- Vertical wind mill
- Tidal mill
- Dry compass
- Astronomical compass
- Stern mounted rudder
- Rag Paper
- Eyeglasses
- Functional button
- Horizontal loom
- Spinning wheel
- Distilled liquor
- Mirror
- Rat trap
- Arched saddle
- Spur
- Counterweight trebuchet
- Strategies of massed archers trained with longbows
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∙ 11y agoTheir brains, of course. They may not have had technology like we do today, but nevertheless, all inventions are inspired by an idea.
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What was a fortified dwelling of the middle ages called?
Fortified dwellings of the Middle Ages were castles and fortified manor houses. Not all dwellings were castles, however.
The Middle Ages was known as the Age of?
1st answer:Dark ages or middle ages. No "age of"2nd answer:There are those who call the Middle Ages the Age of FaithThe Middle Ages are sometimes called the Age of Darkness, which I believe is a poor name for the period.Within the Middle Ages was a period sometimes called the Age of Chivalry, and another age, with somewhat different connotations but possibly similar dates, called the Age of the Mounted Knight.Also within the Middle Ages were several ages called renaissances. Among these were the Carolingian Renaissance, the Islamic Renaissance, the Ottonian Renaissance, the Macedonian Renaissance, the Renaissance of the 12th Century, and the first half or so of the European Renaissance. In fact nearly all of the time after about 700 AD fell into one or more of these periods.I have heard the Late Middle Ages (1300-1453) called the Age of the Longbow.Depending on how you define the Middle Ages, they included all or important parts of the Age of Migrations (about 300 to 700 AD).
Why was all fate decided by trial by ordeal in the middle ages?
The belief then during the Middle Ages was that he who has not done wrong will be protected by the gods and that by doing the trial by ordeal, the innocent ones would survive the ordeal as they will be protected by the gods.
During the middle ages the church regulated what?
During the Middle Ages, the churches quite often held all the power, dictating laws to the entire area. The church was also the center of social life. Being rejected by the church was devastating.
Is there any difference between Middle Ages Medieval and Dark Ages?
The Dark Ages is a part of the Middle Ages. It is the early Middle Age, when there werea lot of wars and stuff. At this time, there was no centralized government, meaning that most people lived in the countries, and the kings didn't have much power. The power was held by the Lord of an estate, because they had their own army to protect themselves and their people with, while the kings' armies were too slow to defend the people. Because of this, people relied on the Lords, and the only thing connecting all these estates was their religion- Christianity. Christianity was the only centralized power; all obeyed the pope. At this time, they believed that people should be obedient, faithful, and know their place. People slept with their animals (pigs and cows), except for the Lords. However, the late Middle Age was different. The power shifted back to the king, and people moved back to the cities. They got a new agricultural system called the "three-field system", and produced more crops than ever. Compared to the Golden Age that came next, the early Middle Age was dark alright, and that is why some call it the Dark Ages. In most cases, Dark Ages mean early Middle Ages, back in Ancient Greece, when Dorians destroyed the Mycenaean Greece, in the period that literature was lost. For the Middle Ages, look at the paragraph above for specifics.
What Paint type was used by the ancient Egyptians Greeks and Romans and very popular during the Middle Ages?
Tempera was important to all these groups. Oil paints were invented in the middle ages.
The population of Europe increased during the high middle ages for all of the reasons except?
new technology
What were all the possible uses to the screwdriver during the middle ages?
The screwdriver hadn't been invented yet, so there were no uses because there were no screws as well.
Which activity was most important in the middle ages?
Sex, murder, and farming are all equally important in the middle ages
Are the people in the middle ages french?
not all of them
What all happened in the middle ages?
Jews
Why wasn't there very many books in the middle ages?
They were really rare. Only rich people like kings or lords had them.
Did the crusades happen during the high middle ages?
The Crusades to the Holy Land all happened during the High Middle Ages. There were later military actions also called Crusades that happened in other places. An example was the Hussite Crusade, which happened in Central Europe during the period of 1420 to 1434.
What was the middle ages tradition?
marriage was a great tradition in the middle ages. Grooms had to be older than brides at all noble weddings.
What beliefs did people have in the Middle Ages?
For the most part in the middle ages the main religion was Christian, but it all depends on the culture and/ or country you go to.
What was Islam like in the Middle Ages?
Islam is an Arabic word that means submission and surrender to God. It is the basis of worship of all God creations in all ages including the Middle ages. Refer to related question below.
What class developed in the High Middle Ages?
The conventional answer is that the middle class developed in the High Middle Ages. It should be understood that the middle class had existed all along, but were not especially important until the High Middle Ages, when their power and numbers became socially important. For example, the earliest guilds were made up of middle class people, and while it is known that some of these existed in the 6th century, the actual date of founding is unknown, so they may have been inherited from Roman times. Guilds of stone cutters and glass makers seem to have originated before the Middle Ages began. Also, there were places where the government was always republican, and the nobility were either absent from the system or had relatively insignificant roles; the Republic of Venice was one such place. There are links below.
