Chines inventions

By Ethan Marshall
  • 200 BCE

    Steal

    Steal
    The chines first made steal sometime before 200 BCE. Steal is a hard, solid object.
  • 150

    Papermaking

    Papermaking
    The chines invented paper making in the second century.
  • 450

    People powered paddle-wheel boat

    People powered paddle-wheel boat
    An innovation of a vessel called a paddlewheel boat made this type of travel must faster.
  • 650

    Printing

    Printing
    The invention of paper made another key invention possible: printing.
  • 725

    Mechanical clock

    Mechanical clock
    The chines invented the mechanical clock.
  • 740

    Paper money

    Paper money
    The chines invented paper money.
  • 850

    Game cards

    Game cards
    The chines invented game cards.
  • 904

    Gunpowder

    Gunpowder
    Gunpowder was one of the most significant inventions in history.
  • 1300

    Rockets

    Rockets
    The chines used rockets to protect themselves when at war.
  • 1350

    Small bombs and grenades

    Small bombs and grenades
    The chines would throw the bombs and grenades by hand.