Chinese Inventions

By Simran.Rai
  • 900 BCE

    Game Cards and Paper Money

    Game Cards and Paper Money
    The Chinese printed there game cards by wood blocks.
  • 800 BCE

    Mechanical Clock

    Mechanical Clock
    The Chinese made a wheel and they made sure that it turned around for 24 hours. They made the wheel spin by dripping water.
  • 700 BCE

    Printing

    Printing
    The Chinese invented woodblock printing. The printer would have symbols for characters, and once it printed you would glue it on a wooden block.
  • 300 BCE

    Chinese Compass

    Chinese Compass
    The first Chinese compass was made out of pieces of magnetic mineral called lodestone.
  • Period: 300 BCE to Dec 31, 1400

    Chinese History

  • 200 BCE

    Paper

    Paper
    The Chinese invented paper and that was made out of hemp and the bark of a mulberry tree.
  • 200 BCE

    Steel

    Steel
    The Chinese made the steel out of iron and they melted the steel to have a stronger shape.
  • 100 BCE

    Porcelain

    Porcelain
    The Chinese made a porcelain out of clay, quartz, and feldspar.
  • Jan 1, 850

    Gun Powder

    Gun Powder
    Chinese alchemists looking for the secret to eternal life accident discoverer gun powder.
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Movable Type

    Movable Type
    The Chinese made there movable type by separate blocks for each character and the printers made there carving characters out of clay.