invention from ancient china

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  • first writing
    1600 BCE

    first writing

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

    first book

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

    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
  • first paper money
    11

    first paper money

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

    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
  • paper making
    105

    paper making

    paper making was perfected
  • first seismograph
    130

    first seismograph

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

    fireworks

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

    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)