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2700 BCE
Tea
Tea was made by letting tea leaves steep in boiling water and was drank mostly for medicine. -
Period: 300 BCE to Dec 31, 1400
Chinese History
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250 BCE
The Compass
The Chinese developed the first compass with pieces of magnetic material called lodestone. Because of the magnetic lodestone, it is influenced by the Earth's magnetic poles, which would make it point towards the North and South. -
200 BCE
Steel
When the Chinese invented it steel it was very useful and they bent it easily into different shapes. Their steel was made from cast iron by melting and molding iron ore. -
150 BCE
Papermaking
The Chinese invented papermaking, where they made paper out of hemp and then bark of the mulberry tree. -
50
Porcelain
Porcelain is a type of fine pottery where they first produced in the 1st century C.E. Porcelain is made of clay, quartz, and feldspar. they created these beauties as crafts and used glazes to color them. -
618
Arched Bridges
A Chinese engineer completed a new type of arched bridge in 618 C.E. The Chinese always found ways to improve their bridges. -
850
Gunpowder
Chinese alchemists looking for the secret to eternal life accidentally discovered gunpowder. Gunpowder was made Saltpeter, Sulfur and Charcoal. They used gunpowder for fireworks because they believed it would scare away evil spirits in the sky. -
850
Game Cards
Printers used woodblocks printing to make cards from thick paper. Famous artists were the ones who designed and decorated the backs of the cards. -
850
Paper Money
Paper money was also printed with wood blocks. It was invented in the late 8th or 9th century. A single bill would have many colors in it.
