Chinese Inventions

By Gianna.Isetts
  • 200

    Porcelain

    Porcelain
    Porcelain making became a major industry in China. Hundreds of thousands of people
    worked to mass-produce dishes, bowls, and vases. Some workers washed the clay.
    Others applied the glaze or operated the kiln.
  • Period: 200 to Feb 11, 1400

    CE

  • 206

    Compass

    Compass
    Compasses made long sea voyages possible because sailors could figure out directions even without a landmark or a point in the sky to steer by. The compass remains an important navigational tool today.
  • 500

    Paper

    Paper
    Paper money was invented by the Chinese in the late 8th or early 9th century. Before that time, coins were the only
    form of currency. Like game cards, paper money was printed with wood blocks.
  • Feb 17, 700

    Printing

    Printing
  • Feb 17, 800

    Mechinical clock

    Mechinical clock
  • Feb 11, 850

    Gunpowder

    Gunpowder
  • Feb 12, 1000

    flamethrower

    flamethrower
  • Feb 11, 1300

    Game Cards and Paper Money

    Game Cards and Paper Money
    Game cards were invented in China in about the 9th century.
  • Feb 16, 1300

    Artillery shells

    Artillery shells