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Period: 300 BCE to 1400
Chinese History
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200 BCE
Compass
The compass is a magnetized needle used to navigate on voyages and it was made by Han Dynasty -
100 BCE
Papermaking
Chinese are the first people to make paper. The earliest Chinese paper was probably made from hemp and then the bark of the mulberry tree. -
50 BCE
Medicine
Chinese used poisonous smoke to take away the discease after the person with the discease dies. -
618
Bridges
Chinese made improved bridges by making archs that were semicircle this took less materials and less space. -
650
Printing
Chinese used black inc to copy symbols they drew it is called woodblock printing. -
700
Mechanical Clock
The Chinese made a wheel that spun all the way within 24 hours by using dripping water. Every quarter hour drums will beat every hour bells will chime. -
750
Tea
Farmers grow small tea trees or shrubs chinese have been drinking it since 2700 B.C tea farmers than hand pick leaves and have to boil it. -
850
Gunpowder
Chinese alchemists accidentally discover gunpowder when looking for a secret to live an eternal life. -
1300
Rocket Technology
Rocket were powered by blast powder,charcoal and sulfur. They were used as fireworks but they started using them for weapons.