invention from ancient china

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  • 1600 BCE

    first writing

    first writing
    the first writing on oracle bones dates back to 1600 BC
  • 1600 BCE

    first book

    first book
    the first books were made on bamboo sticks and date back to the Shang dynasty
  • 265 BCE

    the wheelbarrow

    the wheelbarrow
    the Wheelbarrow enabled a single person to carry a heavy ipoad and was called 'the wooden ox' in chinese. from 221 - 265 BC
  • 11

    first paper money

    first paper money
    the worlds first paper money was produced in the Chinese in the 11th century
  • 100

    first magnetic compass

    first magnetic compass
    the first magnetic compass was made in ancient China, probably in about AD 100, using a lode - stone. some historians, however, believe Chinese compasses may date back to the Han dynasty
  • 105

    paper making

    paper making
    paper making was perfected
  • 130

    first seismograph

    first seismograph
    the first seismograph (for measuring the strength of earthquakes)
  • 900

    fireworks

    fireworks
    Gunpowder was first used for fireworks and was invented
  • 1026

    needles

    needles
    Acupuncture statuettes showing all the needle points in the human body were first produced in AD 1026. the same statuettes are still used today.

  • kites

    kites
    kites became a favorite pastime in China favorite a in the AD 1600s (during the Ch'ing dynasty)