Small inventions add up over time. The Chinese invented the compass around 200 B.C. Western Europ started using the compass around the 13th century. The hourglass was commonly used around the 14th century. Sailers used the compass and the hourglass together to sail farther.
People have to use inventions or they are not useful. The Chinese and the Mongols had the invention of the stirrup. The Chinese did not use the stirrup effectively. The Mongols used the stirrup and beat the Chinese.
Inventions are a form of capital. Capital helps us do more work. It takes hard work to build capital. Christians believe hard work is good. Most people think work is bad. This might explain the difference in societies today.
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