Chinese History

By Lindz222
  • 900 BCE

    Game Cards (Everyday objects)

    Game Cards (Everyday objects)
    Printers used woodblock printing to print the cards from hard paper.
  • 700 BCE

    Mechanical Clock (Everyday objects)

    Mechanical Clock (Everyday objects)
    These clocks were more accurate than earlier time devices. Every hour a chime would go off.
  • 700 BCE

    Paper Money (Everyday objects)

    Paper Money (Everyday objects)
    Before paper money the only currency was coins. Money was printed with wood blocks like the card games.
  • 700 BCE

    Tea (Industry)

    Tea (Industry)
    The tea was made by letting tea leaves sit in water.
  • 600 BCE

    Printing (Industry)

    Printing (Industry)
    The first printing technique was called woodblock printing.
  • 400 BCE

    Paddlewheel boat (Travel/Exploration)

    Paddlewheel boat (Travel/Exploration)
    On the boat people would walk on a treadmill to paddle the boat.
  • Period: 300 BCE to 1400 BCE

    Chinese History

  • 200 BCE

    Compass (Travel/exploration)

    Compass (Travel/exploration)
    The compass was made of a magnetic mineral called lodestone. Chinese people used to use this to navigate the seas.
  • 100 BCE

    sturdier ships (Travel/exploration)

    sturdier ships (Travel/exploration)
    The new ships had watertight compartments.
  • 100 BCE

    paper (Industry)

    paper (Industry)
    The earliest Chinese paper was probably made from hemp and then the bark of the mulberry tree.