History Of Chinese Inventions

By mauraeileenzimmerman
  • 2700 BCE

    Tea

    Tea
    They would steep tea leaves in boiling water for use as medicine until years later when it became a frequently drank beverage.
  • 50

    Smoke

    Smoke
    They would smoke poison because they believed that would kill the germs.
  • 150

    Paper

    Paper
    Paper was most likely made from hemp, then mulberry bark, then rags.
  • 750

    Printing

    Printing
    They would cut out symbols around the wood block and cover it in ink.
  • 750

    Mechanical Clock

    Mechanical Clock
    They used water to turn a wheel, a 24 hour cycle, and they used drums and bells to determine how many minutes has gone by.
  • 800

    Paper Money

    Paper Money
    They would use the same process of block symbols for game cards as they would for paper money.
  • 850

    Game Cards

    Game Cards
    The chinese used wood block printing to print the symbols on the cards.
  • 900

    Gunpowder

    Gunpowder
    The chinese invented gunpowder. It was discovered by a group of alchemists.
  • 950

    Flamethrower

    Flamethrower
    The Chinese used the invention of gunpowder to create flamethrowers for battle.
  • 1200

    Rockets

    Rockets
    Rockets were make from saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur. At one time, it was only used in rockets, but then the Chinese used them for weapons.