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Ancient Chinese Inventions

By elingjerde
  • 1600 BCE

    The first books

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

    Writing on Oracle Bones

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

    The wheel barrow

    The wheel barrow
    The wheelbarrow was created for a single person to carry a heavy Ipoad.
  • 100

    The Magnetic Compass

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

    Paper making

    Paper making
    In Ancient China, papermaking was perfected in about 105AD.
  • 130

    The first Seismograph

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

    Gunpowder

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

    Worlds first Paper Money

    Worlds first Paper Money
    China produced the world first paper money.
  • 1026

    Acupuncture

    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.