Chinese Inventions

By mackenzie.benjamin
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    Industry: Paper

    Industry: Paper
    For more than 500 years, the chinese were the only people in the world that knew the secret of making paper.
  • Period: 200 to Feb 18, 1400

    Chinese Inventions

  • Feb 17, 650

    Industry: Printing

    Industry: Printing
    After inventing paper the chinese invented printing. The printer first drew characters (symbols) on paper, then glued the paper on to a wooden block.
  • Feb 18, 750

    Industry: Tea

    Industry: Tea
    Tea was made by letting tea leaves steep in boiling water. Tea was drunk mostly for medicine.
  • Feb 19, 750

    Everyday objects: Paper money

    Everyday objects: Paper money
    Before paper money coins were the only form of currency. Paper money was printed with wood blocks.
  • Feb 19, 750

    Everyday objects: Mechanical clock

    Everyday objects: Mechanical clock
    The chinsese divised a wheel that makes a full turn every 24 hours. Dripping water makes the wheel turn.
  • Feb 16, 850

    Military: Gunpowder

    Military: Gunpowder
    Alchemist experimented with mixtures of natural ingrediants trying to find a substance that might allow people to live forever.
  • Feb 19, 850

    Everyday objects: Game cards

    Everyday objects: Game cards
    Printers used woodblock printing to make the cards from thick paper.
  • Feb 17, 950

    Military: Flamethrower

    Military: Flamethrower
    The cinese used flamethrowers to spray enemies with a steam of fire.
  • Feb 16, 1300

    Military: Rocket

    Military: Rocket
    Rockets were powered by a black powder made of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur. At first they were only used in fireworks then later on they were used as weapons.