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Industry Steel
The Chinese first made steel, a very useful metal, before 200 B.C.E. Steel is made from iron, but it is less brittle than iron and easier to bend into different shapes. -
Period: 150 to
Chinese History
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Feb 12, 650
Industry Printing
The invention of paper made another key
development possible: printing. In about the 7th century, the Chinese invented a technique called woodblock printing. -
Feb 12, 780
Everyday Objects Paper Money.
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 11, 850
Military Gunpowder
Gunpowder was acindently created by Chinese alcemist by combining saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal.They used it to make first weapon with gunpowder, a flamethrower. -
Feb 12, 850
Everday Mechanical Clock
The Chinese developed the first mechanical clock in about the 8th century. The new clock was more accurate than earlier timekeeping devices, such as sundials and hourglasses. -
Feb 11, 919
Military The Flamethrower.
The flamethrower was made by the Chinese. They contained gunpowder with oil. They are used to burn thier enemies to death. -
Feb 12, 1300
Military Rocket Technology
Rocket technology was developed in China during the Song dynasty. Rockets were powered by a black powder made of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur. -
Feb 12, 1300
Everyday Objects Game Cards
Game cards were invented in China in about the 9th century. Printers used woodblock printing to make the cards from thick paper. -
Industry Tea
We know from written accounts that the Chinese have been drinking tea since at least 2700 B.C. For several thousand years, tea—made by letting tea leaves steep in boiling water—was drunk mostly as medicine.
