Chinese Timeline

By Colin.Treude
  • 904 BCE

    Gunpowder

    Gunpowder
    Gunpowder was one of the most significant events in history.
  • 850 BCE

    Paper money was invented

    Paper money was invented
    The Chinese invented a
    number of everyday objects people use today, including game cards, paper money, and mechanical clocks.
  • 850 BCE

    Game cards

    Game cards
    The Chinese invented game cards
  • 725 BCE

    Mechanical Clock

    Mechanical Clock
    The Chinese invented a
    number of everyday objects people use today, including game cards, paper money, and mechanical clocks.
  • 650 BCE

    Printing

    Printing
    The invention of paper made another key
    development possible.
  • 220 BCE

    Compass

    Compass
    The Chinese invented the compass so they could find out which direction they're going in.
  • 150 BCE

    They invented paper making

    They invented paper making
    The Chinese invented the art of paper making by the second century C.E.
  • 100

    Porcelain

    Porcelain
    Porcelain was invented as a type of poetry
  • 1300

    Rockets

    Rockets
    The Chinese invented rockets to protect themselves at war.
  • 1350

    Small bombs and grenades

    Small bombs and grenades
    The Chinese would throw the small bombs and grenades and they built them by hand.