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Period: 300 BCE to 1400
Chinese History
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250 BCE
Compass
The Chinese made the original compass so that if they got lost they could navigate through places if they needed to -
200 BCE
Steel
A very useful metal the Chinese found that iron can create steel and steel is a lot stronger than iron -
50
Porcelain
Porcelain is kinda like China in which you can make plates and cups and things like that -
650
Printing Press
This invention is used to print writing characters onto paper in order to make things permanent on paper -
750
Tea
People drank tea for a while for medical uses however the Chinese started drinking on a regular basis and therefore tea spread throughout the world -
850
Gunpowder
A powder that when exposed to a flame explodes. This item is used in guns and canons. However they were first used for fireworks because they were believed to scare away the bad spirits of the night. -
850
Card Games
The Chinese creators of card games used thick paper and used artists to draw the designs on the back of cards today card games are played throughout the world -
890
Paper Money
Ancient Chinese money was mainly coins until the Song printers started printing out paper money to use for trade because it was worth less to make than coins -
1300
Rockets
The Chinese created rockets during the Song dynasty. At first rockets were only used as fireworks, but then they started using them as weapons
