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1107 BCE
Paper Money
Before the paper money Chinese used coins. Money was printed with wooden blocks. -
850 BCE
Gunpowder
Accidentally discovered by Alchemists who were looking for secret to eternal life -
Period: 300 BCE to 1400
Chinese History
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250 BCE
Compass
The first Chinese compasses were pieces of a magnetic mineral
called lodestone. The Chinese eventually replaced the lodestone with a steel needle. Compasses made long sea voyages possible. -
200 BCE
Steel
Chinese were the first to invent steel. They fist made it out of cast Iron. -
50
Porcelain
Porcelain is beautiful poetry that is sturdy but looks delicate. Porcelain dinnerware is still called China. -
650
Printing
Chinese invented a printing called "wood block printing". The printer drew symbols on a piece of paper. Then he glued it to a piece of paper. When the paper dried he cut the the symbols. That leaves the symbol on the block. He would then rub ink on the block. He would then press down on a piece of paper and BAM a symbol was on the paper -
750
Tea
For many years tea in China was used for medicine. In the 8th century Chinese started drinking tea everyday -
750
Mechanical Clock
Mechanical clocks were more efficient than their other timekeeping devices, such as as sundials and hourglasses. Their clock was wheel that made one complete turn every 24 hours.Dripping water made the wheel turn. -
850
Game Cards
The designs on the cards were printed on thick paper using wooden blocks. The designs were on the back of the paper.
