Chinese Inventions

By Connor Rysak
  • 150

    Industry:Paper

    Industry:Paper
    The earliest Chinese paper was probably made from hemp and then the bark of the mulberry tree. Later, the Chinese used rags.the Chinese were the only people in the world who knew the secret of making paper.
  • Period: 200 to Feb 11, 1400

    AD

  • 300

    Travel and Exploration: Compass

    Travel and Exploration: Compass
    The first Chinese compasses were pieces of a magnetic mineral
    called lodestone.Earth itself is like a giant magnet with north and south poles. The compass needles will always point up toward the north.
  • 450

    Travel and Exploration:Paddle wheel

    Travel and Exploration:Paddle wheel
    The Romans had also developed a paddlewheel-powered boat, but it was powered by oxen.These boats were also much easier to maneuver than other types of watercraft.
  • Feb 18, 618

    Travel and Exportation: Bridge

    Travel and Exportation: Bridge
    A Chinese engineer completed a new type of arched bridge.Europe, Roman-designed bridges rested on arches that were half-circles. The new Chinese bridge used arches that were a smaller part,
  • Feb 18, 650

    Industry: Printing

    Industry: Printing
    The Chinese invented a technique called woodblock printing.printing. The printer first drew characters (symbols) on paper. He then glued the paper to a wooden block.printing. The printer first drew characters (symbols) on paper. He then glued the paper to a wooden block.
  • Feb 11, 850

    Military: Gun Powder

    Military: Gun Powder
    Alchemists were making alchemy (which is a potion that will ake somone live forever) when they axadently mixed salpiter and another chemical and they made Gun powder
  • Feb 18, 950

    Milatary:Flamethrower

    Milatary:Flamethrower
    Early flamethrowers contained gunpowder mixed with oil. The Chinese used them to spray enemies with a stream of fire.
  • Feb 12, 1300

    Miltiary:Rocket

    Miltiary:Rocket
    Rockets were powered by a black powder made of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur. At first, rockets were used only in fireworks. Later, the Chinese used them as weapons. The rockets that we use to explore space today are based on principles discovered by the Chinese.

  • Industry: Tea

    Industry: Tea
    tmade by letting tea leaves steep in boiling water. Was drunk mostly as medicine.Tea farmers grow small tea trees or shrubs on high ground usually above 4,000 feet.