Generators of Power

By: Ben

Water wheel

The water wheel impacted Europe by making the process of grinding or crushing materials into finer more usable materials faster. By making the process of grinding or crushing materials faster, Medieval Europe was able to make weapons, armor, and a large amount of other items faster. Grain was also ground into fine dust to make different pastries that were around at the time. Water wheels also crushed grapes and olives into wine and oil respectively.

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Because the water wheel was only in medieval Europe, it did not impact other civilizations. The water wheel was in ancient Rome but the use of water for finishing jobs was frowned upon (Reynolds). There are also no downsides because of how many jobs the water wheel automated and finished faster than a normal person would (Reynolds). The water wheel made day-to-day life in medieval Europe easier because it made processing materials faster.

Windmill

Generators of power is plural meaning more than one, the second generator of power is the windmill. The windmill had the same purpose as the water wheel, as it was used for grinding and crushing materials for easier use (David Norris). The windmill relied on wind to function, this is where the name windmill came from. The windmill was used less because it could only be used when the wind was blowing.

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Generators of Power

Water wheel

Windmill

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