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Ancient Chinese Inventions

By elingjerde
  • The first books
    1600 BCE

    The first books

    The first books made in Ancient China where made on bamboo and were made in the Shang Dynasty.
  • Writing on Oracle Bones
    1600 BCE

    Writing on Oracle Bones

    The first form of writing down evens in Ancient China was done on Oracle bones.
  • The wheel barrow
    221 BCE

    The wheel barrow

    The wheelbarrow was created for a single person to carry a heavy Ipoad.
  • The Magnetic Compass
    100

    The Magnetic Compass

    The first magnetic compass was created in Ancient China and was made using a lodestone.
  • Paper making
    105

    Paper making

    In Ancient China, papermaking was perfected in about 105AD.
  • The first Seismograph
    130

    The first Seismograph

    The first seismograph was made to measure the strength of earthquakes.
  • Gunpowder
    900

    Gunpowder

    In Ancient China Gunpowder was first used for fire works.
  • Worlds first Paper Money
    1000

    Worlds first Paper Money

    China produced the world first paper money.
  • Acupuncture
    1026

    Acupuncture

    Acupuncture statues shooing all the needle points in the human body were created in Ancient China.
  • Kites

    Kites

    Kites became popular in Ancient China during the Ch'ing Dynasty.