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1300 BCE
Chinese Rocket technology
The Chinese invent the first rockets -
1000 BCE
Chinese Disease prevention
The Chinese had ways to prevent the spreading of diseases like inoculation -
800 BCE
Printing
The Chinese wrote using wooden blocks to print things in. -
800 BCE
Chinese Tea
Chinese invent and drink the first ever cup of tea -
800 BCE
Gun Powder
Gunpowder was an accidental discovery that was discovered by alchemist trying to find a "elixir of life". -
800 BCE
Paper Money
Paper Money was a currency first made by the Chinese -
Period: 300 BCE to 1400 BCE
Chinese History
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200 BCE
Compass
The Chinese invent the first compass using lodestone. Europeans make a similar compass using lodestone but the Chinese replace the lodestone with a steel needle that was rubbed on lodestone. -
200 BCE
Paper
Chinese invent the first paper in 200 BC earliest models were probably made from hemp and bark of a mulberry tree -
100 BCE
Porcleian
A type of pottery called Porcelain is invented. Porcelain is made by combing clay with mineral quartz and feldspars.
