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Chinese History

By mckenna.finnegan
  • 2700 BCE

    Tea

    Tea
    Before tea had become tremendously popular as a everyday drink, tea was only drank by the sick. But it grew more common, and now tea house are everywhere through out the country. Although tea has become more popular, the recipe has not changed much since when it was discovered. The cycle of making tea is growing tea trees, picking them, and then letting the tree grow for the next harvest, letting them dry out. Repeat. Tea soon was in every country and it is now one of the most popular beverages.
  • 110

    Magnetic Compass

    Magnetic Compass
    A magnetic compass points one end north and the other end south. This occurs because inside the magnetic compass is a magnetized needle that place itself with the earths magnetic poles. The chinese used this to direct themselves on long voyages.
  • 600

    Paddle wheel-powered boat

    Paddle wheel-powered boat
    The paddle wheel-powered boat is powered by oxygen, and help the chinese transportation progress a lot easier, and the maneuver easier. This boat style is still used for recreational activites.
  • 718

    Segmental arch bridge

    Segmental arch bridge
    The is a smaller arches ( a segment) of a circle, holding a bridge. This causes the bridge to be broader and flatter than other types of bridges and arches , and the bridge uses less material to build, but was stronger than others.
  • 850

    Gun powder

    Gun powder
    Chinese alcumists looking for a stubstancd that would allow you to live forever adcidentaly create gun powder.
  • 1092

    Mechanical Clock

    Mechanical Clock
    The chinese developed the first mechanical clock in about the 8th centary. The new clock was more accurate than earlier timekeeping devices, such as sundials and hourglasses.
  • 1300

    paper money

    paper money
    printers used wood backed printing to make the cards from thicker paper famous artist drew the designs that appeared on the back of the cards.

  • Paper Making

    Paper Making
    The Chinese invented the art of paper making by the second century C.E. The earliest Chinese paper was probably made from the hemp and then the bark of the mulberry tree.

  • Porcelain

    Porcelain
    It is a fine piece of pottery and historians think that chinese produced the first piece of porcelain