Chinese History

By kyle.skalski
  • 2737 BCE

    Tea

    Tea
    Another invention that most of the world enjoys is, Tea, this drink was invented in 2737 B.C.
  • 850 BCE

    Gunpowder

    Gunpowder
    Chinese alchemists looking for the secret to eternal life accidentally discovered gunpowder.
  • 723 BCE

    Mechanical Clock

    Mechanical Clock
    The Chinese made many inventions, but, this one seems to be the most useful invention, and possibly one of the most useful inventions in general. That invention would be, the mechanical clock. This invention was made in 723 B.C.
  • 618 BCE

    Paper Money

    Paper Money
    Another Chinese invention was paper money, which is a currency that most of the world uses today, which couldn't be done without another Chinese invention which was paper.
  • Period: 300 BCE to 1400

    Chinese History

  • 206 BCE

    The Compass

    The Compass
    The compass was invented in 206 BC by the Song dynasty.
  • 206 BCE

    Porcelain

    Porcelain
    Another Chinese invention is a type of fine pottery called porcelain. Some
    historians think that the Chinese produced the first porcelain as early as the 1st century.
  • 206 BCE

    Printing

    Printing
    The Chinese made the start of something that would develop into something that so many people use today, a very useful invention.
  • 202 BCE

    Steel

    Steel
    Another Chinese invention was steel, which was made in 202 B.C.
  • 100 BCE

    Paper

    Paper
    The Chinese invented paper which many of us use in our daily lives.