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2700 BCE
Tea
Tea was made from tea leaves steep in boiling water and it was mainly used for medicene -
740 BCE
paper money
They were the fist to invent paper money -
650 BCE
compass
They made compasses for better travel at sea, at first compasses were made out of magnetic mineral called lodestone -
Period: 300 BCE to 1400
chinese history
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200 BCE
Steel
The chinese first made steel as a very useful metal which was made from iron but it is a little less brittle so it is easier to bend -
50
porcelain
This is a type of pottery which was made by combining clay with minerals such as quartz and feldspar -
200
Paper
chinese paper was made from hemp and the bark from a mulberry tree and later the chinese used rags -
650
printing
the printer first invented symbols on paper which were later glued onto wooden blocks -
750
mechanical clock
The clock was more accurate then there earlier time keeping devices and they used dripping water to move it -
850
Gunpowder
Acciendentally found while trying to find the secret of eternal life
