Chinese History

Tea

750 BCE

Before tea had become tremendously popular as a everyday drink, tea was only drank by the sick. But it grew more common, and now Tea houses are everywhere throughout the country. Although tea has become more popular, the recipe has not changed much since when it was discovered. The cycle of making tea is growing tea trees, picking them, and then letting the tree grow for next harvest, letting them dry out. Repeat. Tea soon was in every country, and is now one of the most popular beverages.

Segmental arch bridge.

618 BCE

This is smaller arches (a segment) of a circle, holding a bridge. This causes the bridge to be broader and flatter than other types of bridges and arches, and the bridge uses less material to build, but was stronger than others.

Steel

150 BCE

The Chinese very first steel consisted of cast iron. They made this by melting and molding iron ore. This process continued into being a chemical reaction, fore the Chinese would blow into molten and causing steel, which much more strong than iron.

Magnetic compass

110

The Chinese created a magnetic compass that points one end north and the other end south. This occurs because inside the magnetic compass is a magnetized needle that places itself with the earths magnetic poles. The Chinese used this to direct themselves on long voyages.

Disease Prevention: Infectionous Diseases

110

Now, there are disinfectants to prevent sicknesses spreading. Back in the Song Dynasty, the Chinese had a different way of doing this: steaming the clothes of the ill. Then cure for small pox was discovered; taking a scab from and infected person and turned it into powder, then inserted into the nose of whom is trying to be healed. To prevent these people from getting sick from the prevention, they only took material from those whom already treated. This led to vaccines and such.

Paper making

200

The Chinese invented the art of paper making by the second century C.E. The earliest Chinese paper was probably made from the hemp and then the bark of the mulberry tree

Paddle wheel-powered boat

600

The paddle wheel- powered boat is powered by oxygen, and help the Chinese transportation progress a lot easier and the maneuver easier. This boat style is still used for recreational activities.

gupowder

850

Chinese alchemists were looking fro a substance that would allow you to live forever, accidentally making gun powder. This evolved into a bullet.

Porcelain

1800

It is a fine piece of pottery and historians think that Chinese produced the first piece of porcelain.