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2700 BCE
Industry- Tea
The tea farmers grew small tea trees. Then they harvested them and they would make tea out them. -
100 BCE
Industry- Paper
The Chinese made the paper from hemp and from bark of mulberry trees. However, later on they began to use rags. -
99
Disease Prevention
An infectious disease is one that can spread from person to person, so they created a way to fight this disease off. -
700
Everyday Objects- Mechanical Clock
The Chinese devised a clock that rotated once in every 24 hours. -
800
Industry- Printing
They used a technique called woodblock printing. Later on in the 10th century, the Chinese started printing books with pages. -
800
Everyday Objects- Game Cards
Playing cards were invented by Chinese. Today, playing cards are used all over the world. -
850
Military Technology- Gunpowder
People called alchemists were the ones who started to make the gunpowder. They experimented with mixtures of chemicals to find something that could help humans live longer. -
899
Everyday Objects- Paper Money
The paper money was printed on a woodblock. Paper money is the most common currency used today. -
1000
Military Technology- Weapons
In the 11th century, the Chinese made weapons using gunpowder for the first time. Small bomb or grenades were lit and thrown by hand to cause damage. -
1300
Military Technology- Rocket Technology
By 1300, most of Asia and Europe had found out about the rocket technology. First they were used for fireworks. Then later on they were used for weapons.
